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Northern Orchard Solar PV, LLC

Northern Orchard Solar PV, LLC is a 242 MW operating solar and battery storage plant in Kern County, California, operated by RWE Americas, LLC. Its batteries store up to 368 MWh.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 2025 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
NO1Solar Photovoltaic150 MW OperatingJul 2025
NOBATBatteries92 MW
368 MWh
OperatingJul 2025

Plant details

Operator
RWE Americas, LLC
Location
Kern County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 242 MW
First unit online
Jul 2025
EIA plant ID
67039

Location

35.1202, -119.2790

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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