Bakersfield DriverUnder construction
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 70428 · Operator: Pacifico Bakersfield Driver LLC
2 MW under construction (Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic), first expected Sep 2026 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service · 2 MW building
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRIVB | Batteries | BA | 0.3 | 0.3 | planned Sep 2026 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
| DRIVS | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.7 | 1.7 | planned Sep 2026 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Pacifico Bakersfield Driver 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.
| North Kern Water Storage District | 3 MW | 2.8 km |
| North Kern 3 | 5 MW | 4.7 km |
| Ranch 4260 | 1 MW | 4.7 km |
| Lerdo Middle | — | 7.2 km |
| Ranch 4220 | 1 MW | 7.6 km |
| Imperator Solar | — | 8.3 km |