Pacific Ethanol Madera Solar Array
Madera County, California · EIA plant ID 61989 · Operator: seaboard energy california, llc
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor12%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 | 2 | 13.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3 | 27.1% | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 8.9% | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 5.9% | — |
| 2022 | 1.7 | 5.0% | — |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 4.2% | — |
| 2024 | 1.6 | 4.7% | — |
| 2025 | 4 | 11.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 4.3 | 3.9 | Aug 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: seaboard energy california, llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| seaboard energy california, llc | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Borden Solar Farm | 50 MW | 3 km |
| Madera Community Hospital | 1 MW | 7.2 km |
| CA - Madera USD - Madera South HS | 1 MW | 7.9 km |
| Sealed Air Madera Solar Project | 4 MW | 8.2 km |
| KDC Solar Madera LLC | 10 MW | 11.8 km |
| Jade Solar 3 | — | 15.6 km |