How many solar farms are planned in California?

Developers have proposed 264 solar farms in California with 58 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned solar farm in California?

Sanborn Hybrid 3 in Kern County, California is the largest planned, at 1,420 MW. It is expected to come online in 2026.

Who is developing solar farms in California?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Planned solar farms in California

Developers have proposed 264 solar farms in California with 58 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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More planned solar farms in California are expected online in 2027 than in any other year

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Planned solar farms by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned solar farms in California

Planned, by capacity

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Sanborn Hybrid 3	Kern County	2026	1,420 MW
2	Wingtip Solar 1	Merced County	2032	1,176 MW
3	Boson	Kern County	2028	1,173 MW
4	Muon	Fresno County	2028	1,170 MW
5	Angeleno Solar Farm	Los Angeles County	2028	1,150 MW
6	Darden	Fresno County	2027	1,150 MW
7	Umbriel	Imperial County	2033	1,150 MW
8	Plum	Kings County	2031	1,040 MW
9	Ripple	Kings And Fresno County	2031	946 MW
10	Quark	Fresno County	2028	869 MW

Planned solar farms expected online soonest in California

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Sanborn Hybrid 3	Kern County	2026	1,420 MW
2	Bellefield 2 Solar & Energy Storage Farm	Kern County	2026	500 MW
3	Sanborn Hybrid 3	Kern County	2026	210 MW
4	Sonrisa	Fresno County	2026	200 MW
5	Vidal Energy Center	San Bernardino County	2026	160 MW
6	Aratina Solar Center 2	Kern County	2026	150 MW
7	Aratina Solar Center 2	Kern County	2026	150 MW
8	Gaskell West	Kern County	2026	125 MW
9	Sanborn Hybrid 3	Kern County	2026	103 MW
10	Huaso Hybrid	Fresno County	2026	102 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks solar farms

Operating solar farms come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about solar farms in California

How many solar farms are planned in California?: Developers have proposed 264 solar farms in California with 58 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned solar farm in California?: Sanborn Hybrid 3 in Kern County, California is the largest planned, at 1,420 MW. It is expected to come online in 2026.
Who is developing solar farms in California?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.