Blythe Mesa Solar II
Riverside County, California · EIA plant ID 65053 · Operator: Intersect USA, LLC
Nameplate336MWSummer 336 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation569GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor30%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022
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 | 32.8 | 19.7% | — |
| 2023 | 590.2 | 30.8% | — |
| 2024 | 552 | 29.0% | — |
| 2025 | 585.5 | 30.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMSES | Batteries | BA | 112 | 112 | Dec 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| IPBMS | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 223.6 | 223.6 | Dec 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Intersect USA, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Intersect USA, LLC | 100.0% | 336 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Grace Energy Center | — | 2 km |
| Blythe Energy Inc | 591 MW | 2.9 km |
| Solar Blythe 2 | 20 MW | 2.9 km |
| Palo Verde College | 1 MW | 3.5 km |
| Blythe Solar III, LLC Hybrid | 252 MW | 6 km |
| Blythe Solar II, LLC | 246 MW | 6.3 km |