Little Bear 5
Fresno County, California · EIA plant ID 62465 · Operator: Little Bear Solar 5, LLC (Longroad)
Nameplate50MWSummer 50 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation106GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor24%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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 | 5.8 | 15.6% | — |
| 2021 | 107.5 | 24.5% | — |
| 2022 | 96.8 | 22.1% | — |
| 2023 | 112.5 | 25.7% | — |
| 2024 | 116.3 | 26.5% | — |
| 2025 | 109.8 | 25.1% | — |
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 | 50 | 50 | Dec 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Little Bear Solar 5, 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 5, LLC (Longroad) | 100.0% | 50 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Little Bear 4 | 50 MW | 0 km |
| Little Bear Solar 1, LLC | 40 MW | 0 km |
| Little Bear 3 | 20 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 |