Bellefield 3 Solar and Battery StoragePlanned
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 67894 · Operator: 51LV 8me, LLC
300 MW planned (Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic), first expected May 2030 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51LVA | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 150 | 150 | planned May 2030 | Planned | — | coming soon |
| 51LVB | Batteries | BA | 150 | 150 | planned May 2030 | Planned | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: 51LV 8me, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Bellefield 2 Solar & Energy Storage Farm | — | 7.1 km |
| Aratina Solar Center 2 | — | 9.5 km |
| Bellefield Solar and Energy Storage Farm | 1,000 MW | 9.5 km |
| Edwards Sanborn E5 | 115 MW | 10.5 km |
| Sanborn Hybrid 3 | — | 11.7 km |
| Edwards Sanborn S4 | 60 MW | 11.7 km |