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Chestnut: location and 4 exact-grade projects within 25 km. Basemap: Protomaps, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Chestnut
Power plant · Solar
Key facts
Power plant · Solarran 15% of 2025 Operating- Capacity
- Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
- Commissioned
- 2023
- Net generation, 2025
- 377,844 MWh
- Grid
- 230 kV to Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (CISO)
- Location
- Kings County, California
- Operated by
- Chestnut Westside LLCSourceEIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
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- Technology
- Solar source: “Solar Photovoltaic”
- Age
- 3 years since 2023
All 5 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Grid |
|
| Fuel burned (MMBtu), 2025 | 1,375,052 |
| Capacity factor, 2025 | 0.151 |
| Net generation (MWh), 2025 | 377,844 |
| Balancing authority code | CISO |
Solar arrays
Solar arrays
The array area counts panels and inverters only, not buildings, fences or the whole site.
USGS maps the center of this array 1.2 km from the point this page maps the plant at.
- Array area (acres)
- 734.7
- AC capacity (MW)
- 150.6
- DC capacity (MW)
- 210
- Site type
- Greenfield
- Began operating
- 2023
Source USPVDB
Source
- U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic DatabaseMap services and data are available from Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory via https://energy.usgs.gov/uspvdb
Timeline
- In service · EIA-860M
Sources
4 sourcesSources EIA-860M · USPVDB · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Sources
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
- U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (USPVDB) — USGS and LBNL; one row per facility with its array footprintMap services and data are available from Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory via https://energy.usgs.gov/uspvdb
- EIA Open Data bulk file — Electricity (ELEC.zip; monthly plant net generation and fuel consumption since 2001)Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity bulk data (Form EIA-923 monthly plant series)
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Around this plant
Nearby
within 25 km| Project | Kind | Away | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grape Under construction | Solar | 1.6 km | 246.4 |
| Cherry Permitted | Solar + storage | 4.5 km | 359.7 |
| Sand Luis West Permitted | Solar + storage | 13.4 km | 156.3 |
| Key Energy Storage Under construction | Storage | 20.5 km | 300.1 |
Sources
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
- CAISO Public Queue ReportSource: California ISO