Stenner Creek Solar
San Luis Obispo County, California · EIA plant ID 61607 · Operator: Stenner Creek Solar LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation10GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor24%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 | 6.8 | 25.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.7 | 24.5% | — |
| 2020 | 10.1 | 25.5% | — |
| 2021 | 10.6 | 26.8% | — |
| 2022 | 10.6 | 26.8% | — |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 1.8% | — |
| 2024 | 9.5 | 24.0% | — |
| 2025 | 9.6 | 24.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPOLY | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 4.5 | 4.5 | May 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Stenner Creek Solar LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Stenner Creek Solar LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| CA-DGS-California Men's Colony | 2 MW | 0.7 km |
| Camp San Luis Obispo | 1 MW | 3.8 km |
| Thomas M Knott Cogen Facility | 1 MW | 16.5 km |
| Atascadero State Hospital | 1 MW | 16.8 km |
| Cold Canyon 1 | 2 MW | 17 km |
| Diablo Canyon | 2,323 MW | 19.2 km |