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SOLAR FARMS · BATTERY STORAGE

Chestnut

Chestnut is a 286 MW operating solar and battery storage plant in Kings County, California, operated by Chestnut Westside LLC. Its batteries store up to 540 MWh.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingDec 2023 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
CHNUTSolar Photovoltaic151 MW OperatingDec 2023
BESS1Batteries135 MW
540 MWh
OperatingDec 2023

Plant details

Operator
Chestnut Westside LLC
Location
Kings County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 286 MW
First unit online
Dec 2023
EIA plant ID
63849

Location

36.1602, -119.9049

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem