Utility-scale solar farms convert sunlight directly into electricity using photovoltaic panels. They produce zero direct emissions and have no fuel cost, but generation is variable — peaking at midday and falling to zero at night. Capacity factors typically run 18–28% in good locations.
| Plant | State | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini Solar Hybrid | Nevada | 1,070 MW | Gemini Solar |
| Gulfstar Power, Llc | Texas | 752 MW | Gulfstar Power, Llc |
| Sonoran Solar Energy | Arizona | 750 MW | Sonoran Solar Energy, Llc |
| Danish Fields Solar, Llc | Texas | 600 MW | Danish Fields Solar, Llc |
| Double Back Diamond | Illinois | 593 MW | Double Back Diamond Solar Power, Llc |
| Topaz Solar Farm | California | 586 MW | Topaz Solar Farms Llc |
| Fox Squirrel Solar | Ohio | 577 MW | Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. |
| Mccoy Solar Energy Project Hybrid | California | 501 MW | Mccoy Solar, Llc |
| Hecate Energy Frye Solar Llc | Texas | 500 MW | Repsol Renewables Na |
| Aktina Solar | Texas | 500 MW | Hecate Energy Ramsey, Llc |
| Lumina Solar Project | Texas | 487 MW | Ip Lumina, Llc |
| Manatee Solar Energy Center | Florida | 484 MW | Florida Power & Light Co |
| Solar Blue | California | 475 MW | Westlands Solar Blue (Oz) Owner, Llc |
| Mockingbird Solar Center | Texas | 471 MW | Mockingbird Solar Center, Llc |
| 2w Permian Solar Project Hybrid | Texas | 460 MW | 2w Permian Solar, Llc |
| Eland Solar & Storage Center, Phase 1 Hy | California | 460 MW | 68sf 8me Llc |
| Desert Quartzite | California | 450 MW | Desert Quartzite Llc |
| Roadrunner, Llc Hybrid | Texas | 450 MW | Roadrunner Solar, Llc |
| Neptune Energy Center Hybrid | Colorado | 450 MW | Neptune Energy Center, Llc |
| Mcfarland B Solar And Storage | Arizona | 450 MW | Aes Clean Energy |
| Daggett 3 | California | 449 MW | Daggett Solar Power 3 Llc |
| Slate Hybrid | California | 440 MW | Mn8 Energy Llc |
| Old 300 Solar Center, Llc | Texas | 430 MW | Old 300 Solar Center, Llc |
| Noble Solar | Texas | 400 MW | Bt Noble Solar, Llc |
| Waco Solar | Texas | 400 MW | Waco Solar, Llc |
| Mammoth North Solar | Indiana | 400 MW | Mammoth North, Llc |
| Arica Solar | California | 399 MW | Arica Solar, Llc |
| Oberon Solar Project | California | 375 MW | Ip Oberon Llc |
| Oberon Ii Solar Project | California | 375 MW | Ip Oberon Ii, Llc |
| Arlington Energy Center Ii | California | 365 MW | Arlington Energy Center Ii |
| Five Wells Solar Center - Hybrid | Texas | 355 MW | Five Wells Solar Center, Llc |
| Proxima | California | 352 MW | Proxima Solar, Llc |
| Red Tailed Hawk Solar Llc | Texas | 350 MW | Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc |
| Cottonwood Bayou Solar | Texas | 350 MW | Cottonwood Bayou Solar, Llc |
| Scarlet Ii Hybrid | California | 350 MW | Edpr Scarlet Ii Llc |
| Thunder Wolf Energy Center Hybrid | Colorado | 348 MW | Thunder Wolf Energy Center, Llc |
| Agua Caliente Solar Project | Arizona | 348 MW | Agua Caliente Solar |
| Blythe Mesa Solar Ii | California | 336 MW | Blythe Mesa Solar Ii, Llc |
| Stampede Solar Hybrid | Texas | 328 MW | Stampede Solar Project Llc |
| Lumina Ii Solar Project | Texas | 327 MW | Ip Lumina Ii, Llc |
| Aeug Union Solar, Llc | Ohio | 325 MW | Acciona Energy Usa Global, Llc |
| Ip Radian, Llc | Texas | 320 MW | Ip Radian, Llc |
| Solar Star 1 | California | 318 MW | Solar Star California Xix, Llc |
| Desert Sunlight 300, Llc | California | 314 MW | Nextera Energy Desert Sunlight 300, Llc |
| Daggett 2 | California | 313 MW | Daggett Solar Power 2 Llc |
| Myrtle Solar, Llc | Texas | 313 MW | Myrtle Solar, Llc |
| Fence Post Solar Hybrid Project, Llc | Texas | 308 MW | Fence Post Solar Project, Llc |
| Greasewood Ii Llc | Texas | 306 MW | Greasewood Ii Llc |
| Estonian Solar Project, Llc | Texas | 305 MW | Enel Green Power Estonian Solar Project, Llc |
| Azure Sky Solar | Texas | 303 MW | Azure Sky Solar Project, Llc |
| Juno Solar Project | Texas | 303 MW | Se Juno, Llc |
| Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm | Nevada | 300 MW | 325mk 8me Llc |
| Hecate Energy Highland Llc | Ohio | 300 MW | Hecate Energy Highland Llc |
| Prospero Solar | Texas | 300 MW | Prospero Energy Project, Llc (Longroad) |
| Delilah Solar Energy Llc | Texas | 300 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Oxbow Solar 1 | Louisiana | 300 MW | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc |
| San Juan Solar I | New Mexico | 300 MW | San Juan Solar I, Llc |
| Mcfarland A Solar And Storage | Arizona | 300 MW | Aes Clean Energy |
| Atrisco Solar Llc | New Mexico | 300 MW | Atrisco Solar Llc |
| Stateline Solar | California | 300 MW | Southern Power Co |
| Edwards Sanborn E1a | California | 293 MW | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid |
| Edwards Sanborn E1b | California | 290 MW | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid |
| Fifth Standard Solar Pv, Llc (Hybrid) | California | 287 MW | Big Sky Wind, Llc |
| Chestnut | California | 286 MW | Castanea Project Llc |
| Solana Generating Station | Arizona | 280 MW | Arizona Solar One Llc |
| Mojave Solar Project | California | 280 MW | Mojave Solar Llc |
| Solar Star 2 | California | 279 MW | Solar Star California Xx, Llc |
| Re Tranquillity | California | 277 MW | Southern Power Co |
| Arrow Canyon Solar Hybrid | Nevada | 275 MW | Arrow Canyon Solar Llc |
| Yellowbud Solar, Llc | Ohio | 274 MW | Yellowbud Solar Llc |
| Re Garland | California | 273 MW | Southern Power Co |
| Townsite Solar Project Hybrid | Nevada | 270 MW | Townsite Solar, Llc |
| Dunns Bridge I Solar | Indiana | 265 MW | Dunns Bridge Solar Center Llc |
| Silver State Solar Power South | Nevada | 260 MW | Silver State Solar Power South, Llc |
| Titan Solar Project | Texas | 260 MW | Se Titan, Llc |
| Wadley Solar | Georgia | 260 MW | Wadley Solar, Llc |
| Edwards Sanborn E2 | California | 258 MW | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid |
| Ray Ranch Solar | Texas | 255 MW | Ray Ranch Solar Llc |
| Copper Mountain Solar 3 | Nevada | 255 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| Taygete Energy Project Llc | Texas | 255 MW | Taygete Energy Project Llc |
| Greasewood Solar | Texas | 255 MW | Concho Bluff Llc |
| Av Solar Ranch One | California | 253 MW | Av Solar Ranch 1 Llc |
| Cool Springs Solar (Hybrid) | Georgia | 253 MW | Cool Springs Solar, Llc |
| Mount Signal Solar Farm V | California | 252 MW | Imperial Valley Solar 3, Llc |
| Copper Mountain Solar 5, Llc | Nevada | 252 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| Texas Solar Nova 1 | Texas | 252 MW | Texas Solar Nova 1, Llc |
| Blythe Solar Iii, Llc Hybrid | California | 252 MW | Blythe Solar Iii, Llc |
| Genesis Solar Energy Project | California | 250 MW | Genesis Solar Llc |
| Moapa Southern Paiute | Nevada | 250 MW | Arevon Energy, Inc. |
| Re Maplewood | Texas | 250 MW | Onward Energy |
| Phoebe Solar | Texas | 250 MW | Phoebe Energy Project, Llc |
| Galloway 1 Solar Farm | Texas | 250 MW | 225dd 8me Llc |
| Aquamarine | California | 250 MW | Aquamarine Westside Llc |
| Samson Solar Energy | Texas | 250 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Athos Solar Project | California | 250 MW | Se Athos I, Llc |
| Sparta Solar | Texas | 250 MW | Sparta Solar, Llc |
| Samson Solar Energy Iii Llc | Texas | 250 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Dodge Flat | Nevada | 250 MW | Dodge Flat Solar, Llc |
| Dry Lake Solar Energy Center | Nevada | 250 MW | Nevada Power Co |
| Prospero Solar Ii | Texas | 250 MW | Prospero Solar Ii, Llc (Longroad) |