Delano Land 1
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 61116 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor10%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), solar units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.1 | 15.0% | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 23.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 23.1% | — |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 19.8% | — |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 20.4% | — |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 17.6% | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 11.3% | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 11.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.9 | 10.2% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELA1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Dec 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: AES Distributed Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| AES Distributed Energy | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Kern Valley SP | 3 MW | 2.8 km |
| North Kern State Prison Phase II | 4 MW | 3.9 km |
| Delano Energy Center | 61 MW | 5.6 km |
| Inland Empire | 2 MW | 8.2 km |
| Avalon Dairy | 3 MW | 9.2 km |
| Blankenship | 1 MW | 9.7 km |