Merced 1 PV
Merced County, California · EIA plant ID 61420 · Operator: ZGlobal Inc
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor23%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2018
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.3 | 21.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.2 | 23.4% | — |
| 2020 | 6.7 | 25.4% | — |
| 2021 | 6.8 | 25.9% | — |
| 2022 | 7.3 | 27.7% | — |
| 2023 | 7.3 | 27.6% | — |
| 2024 | 6.5 | 24.8% | — |
| 2025 | 6 | 22.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRCD1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 3 | 3 | Apr 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: ZGlobal Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| GL Merced 2, LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Lara 2 Hybrid | 2 MW | 0 km |
| Merced BESS | — | 0 km |
| Wright Solar Park | 200 MW | 7.4 km |
| Stellar Wright BESS | — | 7.9 km |
| Vega Solar | 20 MW | 8.8 km |
| Zeta Solar & Storage | — | 10.5 km |