Wonderful Orchards - Westside
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 64220 · Operator: Wonderful Renewable Energy, LLC.
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation13GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor30%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.6 | 30.3% | — |
| 2022 | 12.3 | 28.0% | — |
| 2023 | 11.8 | 27.0% | — |
| 2024 | 12.7 | 29.0% | — |
| 2025 | 13.2 | 30.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOC | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 5 | 5 | Aug 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Wonderful Renewable Energy, LLC.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| DG Harvest Solar, LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Pelicans Jaw Hybrid Solar | — | 3.6 km |
| Morelos del Sol | 15 MW | 6.6 km |
| AEDG CA I, LLC | 2 MW | 6.9 km |
| Lost Hills Cogeneration Plant | 7 MW | 7.7 km |
| Nickel 1 Solar Facility | 2 MW | 9.9 km |
| Wonderful Kings | 4 MW | 11.8 km |