Firestone Walker Brewery - Phase 1
San Luis Obispo County, California · EIA plant ID 64391 · Operator: SkyHigh 2 Solar
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor28%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 | 0.2 | 8.9% | — |
| 2021 | 2.6 | 18.9% | — |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 26.7% | — |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 27.8% | — |
| 2024 | 3.3 | 23.7% | — |
| 2025 | 3.9 | 28.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWBP1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.6 | 1.6 | Nov 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: SkyHigh 2 Solar. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| SkyHigh 2 Solar | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Vintner Solar | 2 MW | 4.3 km |
| Paso Robles - Municipal Airport | 3 MW | 10.7 km |
| Meridian Vineyards | 1 MW | 14.2 km |
| Sutter Home Winery TCC | 1 MW | 15.6 km |
| Atascadero State Hospital | 1 MW | 15.7 km |
| Whale Rock Pumped Storage Hydro Project | — | 22.2 km |