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SOLAR FARMS · BATTERY STORAGEBellefield 3 Solar and Battery Storage
Bellefield 3 Solar and Battery Storage is a 300 MW planned solar and battery storage plant in Kern County, California, operated by 51LV 8me, LLC.
Plant statusIn planning
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingTarget May 2030 (not yet reached)
- Closed (not yet reached)
Planned start of operation reported to EIA: May 2030.
Generators
Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.
| Unit | Technology | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51LVA | Solar Photovoltaic | 150 MW | Planned, approvals not yet sought |
| 51LVB | Batteries | 150 MW | Planned, approvals not yet sought |
Plant details
- Operator
- 51LV 8me, LLC
- Location
- Kern County, California
- Balancing authority
- CISO
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Capacity
- Planned: 300 MW
- EIA plant ID
- 67894
Location
35.0292, -117.9926
Nearby power plants
- Bellefield 2 Solar & Energy Storage FarmSolar farms, Battery storage · 1,000 MW · 4.4 mi
- Bellefield Solar and Energy Storage FarmSolar farms, Battery storage · 1,000 MW · 5.9 mi
- Aratina Solar Center 2Solar farms, Battery storage · 263 MW · 5.9 mi
- Edwards Sanborn E5Solar farms, Battery storage · 115 MW · 6.5 mi
- Sanborn Hybrid 3Solar farms, Battery storage · 578 MW · 7.2 mi
- Edwards Sanborn S4Solar farms, Battery storage · 60.0 MW · 7.3 mi
- Edwards Sanborn E1BSolar farms, Battery storage · 290 MW · 7.3 mi
- Edwards Sanborn S3Solar farms, Battery storage · 70.7 MW · 7.4 mi
- CalCity Solar 1Solar farms · 3.0 MW · 7.9 mi
- Edwards Sanborn S1Solar farms, Battery storage · 84.6 MW · 7.9 mi
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