Bishop Ranch - BR 8-P
Contra Costa County, California · EIA plant ID 66800 · Operator: distributed solar development, llc
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2024
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025 | 1.3 | 18.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4976 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Mar 2025 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4976B | Batteries | BA | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nov 2024 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: distributed solar development, llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| distributed solar development, llc | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Bishop Ranch - BR 8-O | 2 MW | 0.1 km |
| Bishop Ranch - BR 8-Q | 1 MW | 0.2 km |
| Bishop Ranch - BR 2600 | 3 MW | 0.5 km |
| Bishop Ranch - BR 3-FF | — | 0.7 km |
| Bishop Ranch - BR 3-GG | — | 0.7 km |
| Bishop Ranch - BR 3-HH | — | 0.8 km |