46th largest plant in California · 803rd nationally
Slate Hybrid is a solar power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 440 MW. It generates roughly 701.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 66,820 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 18% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Slate Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Operator | Mn8 Energy Llc |
| City | Stratford |
| County | Kings County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 93266 |
| Coordinates | 36.22695, -119.89480 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLSVC | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 93.0 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| SL3EC | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 67.5 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| SLSTN | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 63.0 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| SLATE | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 50.5 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| SLBES | Batteries | Battery | 50.0 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| SLBSV | Batteries | Battery | 46.5 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| SLB3C | Batteries | Battery | 33.8 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| SLPWR | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 26.0 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| SLBPW | Batteries | Battery | 10.0 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | California Independent System Operator |
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.