Little Bear 3
Fresno County, California · EIA plant ID 62463 · Operator: Little Bear Solar 3, LLC (Longroad)
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation20GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor11%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.6 | 10.4% | — |
| 2021 | 53.5 | 30.6% | — |
| 2022 | 46.6 | 26.6% | — |
| 2023 | 27 | 15.4% | — |
| 2024 | 26.2 | 14.9% | — |
| 2025 | 20 | 11.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN01 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20 | 20 | Dec 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Little Bear Solar 3, LLC (Longroad). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Little Bear Solar 3, LLC (Longroad) | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Little Bear 5 | 50 MW | 0 km |
| Little Bear Solar 1, LLC | 40 MW | 0 km |
| Little Bear 4 | 50 MW | 0 km |
| North Star Solar | 62 MW | 1.6 km |
| Citizen B | 5 MW | 1.8 km |
| Covanta Mendota | 28 MW | 6.3 km |