Gaskell West 1 Solar Facility
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 61445 · Operator: Southern Power Co
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation56GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor32%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 | 51.3 | 34.9% | — |
| 2019 | 52.5 | 30.0% | — |
| 2020 | 53.4 | 30.4% | — |
| 2021 | 55.8 | 31.8% | — |
| 2022 | 44.3 | 25.3% | — |
| 2023 | 26.2 | 14.9% | — |
| 2024 | 52.6 | 29.9% | — |
| 2025 | 55.6 | 31.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20 | 20 | Mar 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Southern Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| RE Gaskell West 1 LLC | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| RE Gaskell West 4 LLC | 20 MW | 0.7 km |
| RE Gaskell West 2 LLC | 65 MW | 1.2 km |
| RE Gaskell West 5 LLC | 20 MW | 1.2 km |
| RE Gaskell West 3 LLC | 20 MW | 1.2 km |
| Gaskell West Storage 1, LLC | — | 1.5 km |
| RE Garland | 273 MW | 3.6 km |