Bakersfield PV 1
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 61117 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor12%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 | 0.2 | 3.9% | — |
| 2018 | 10.8 | 23.3% | — |
| 2019 | 10.1 | 21.8% | — |
| 2020 | 9.5 | 20.4% | — |
| 2021 | 10.1 | 21.8% | — |
| 2022 | 8.8 | 19.0% | — |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 14.5% | — |
| 2024 | 5.2 | 11.3% | — |
| 2025 | 5.6 | 12.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKE1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 5.3 | 5.3 | 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% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Bakersfield 111 | 1 MW | 1.1 km |
| Bakersfield Industrial PV 1 | 1 MW | 1.2 km |
| Kern Del Oro | 1 MW | 3 km |
| Kern Oil & Refining Co | 5 MW | 6.6 km |
| Hayworth Solar | 27 MW | 9.3 km |
| Bakersfield College Solar 01 | 1 MW | 9.7 km |