Amazon - Patterson PV
Stanislaus County, California · EIA plant ID 61377 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor22%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 | 3.5 | 24.1% | — |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 33.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3 | 24.0% | — |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 20.6% | — |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 12.3% | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 10.0% | — |
| 2024 | 4.8 | 22.0% | — |
| 2025 | 4.9 | 22.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATT1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2.5 | 2.5 | May 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% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Enchanted Rock Turlock Irrigation Distri | 47 MW | 4.8 km |
| Proxima | 352 MW | 7.6 km |
| Covanta Stanislaus Energy | retired | 9.6 km |
| Frontier Solar LLC | 20 MW | 10.4 km |
| Paulsell | 35 MW | 10.9 km |
| Aurora Renewable Energy (Hybrid) | — | 19.7 km |