Eagle Creek
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 63078 · Operator: ZGlobal Inc
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation8GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor29%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2019
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.1 | 3.0% | — |
| 2020 | 8.1 | 30.8% | — |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 31.3% | — |
| 2022 | 8.6 | 32.6% | — |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 28.8% | — |
| 2024 | 6.5 | 24.7% | — |
| 2025 | 7.6 | 28.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGCRK | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 3 | 3 | Dec 2019 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: ZGlobal Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Apex Eagle Creek, LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Castor Solar | 2 MW | 0.8 km |
| Elk Hills Power LLC | 623 MW | 10.1 km |
| Maricopa West Solar PV, LLC | 20 MW | 13 km |
| Taft 26C Cogen | 12 MW | 13.1 km |
| Chalk Cliff Limited | 46 MW | 13.4 km |
| Berry Cogen | 39 MW | 14.2 km |