UC Merced Solar Hybrid
Merced County, California · EIA plant ID 61995 · Operator: GSRP
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation8GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor21%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 | 0.2 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 22.6% | — |
| 2020 | 8.2 | 21.6% | — |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 21.9% | — |
| 2022 | 8.5 | 22.9% | — |
| 2023 | 8.5 | 22.6% | — |
| 2024 | 6.5 | 17.4% | — |
| 2025 | 8 | 21.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCMBA | Batteries | BA | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dec 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| UCMPV | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 4.5 | 4.3 | Dec 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: GSRP. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Regions Bank | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Broadway 3 - UC Merced 1 | 1 MW | 0.2 km |
| 2097 Helton Solar Project | 2 MW | 6.8 km |
| Mission Solar LLC | 2 MW | 11.8 km |
| Merced Solar LLC | 2 MW | 11.8 km |
| Parker | 3 MW | 12.5 km |
| Merced Pipeline | 4 MW | 17.8 km |