LucianaRetirement planned
Tulare County, California · EIA plant ID 64909 · Operator: tulare solar center, llc
Nameplate56MWSummer 56 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation138GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor28%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022Retirement planned Apr 2057
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 98.6 | 26.8% | — |
| 2023 | 127.2 | 26.0% | — |
| 2024 | 125 | 25.5% | — |
| 2025 | 137.1 | 28.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSC | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 55.8 | 55.8 | Apr 2022 | Operating · retirement planned | Apr 2057 | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: tulare solar center, llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| tulare solar center, llc | 100.0% | 56 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Tropico Solar PV Plant | 14 MW | 1.1 km |
| Nicolis Solar PV Plant | 20 MW | 1.5 km |
| CED Ducor 2 | 20 MW | 2.3 km |
| CED Ducor 3 | 15 MW | 2.5 km |
| Rexford Solar Farm | 540 MW | 2.6 km |
| Bottleneck Energy Storage | 80 MW | 2.9 km |