Power plant · California, United States
Cherry
Cherry is a power plant under construction in California, United States, with 400 MW of capacity, owned by Westlands Cherry, LLC.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | California | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Under construction | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2026 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Westlands Cherry, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Westlands Cherry, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 400 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaic | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 36.1225, -119.9232 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Cherry is the 19th-largest of 53 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in California and the 192nd-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 400 MW is 0.14% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 19th of 53 | 19,171 MW | 2.1% |
| United States | 192nd of 835 | 282,375 MW | 0.14% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 220th of 3,008 | 360,526 MW | 0.11% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 5 water rights (4 active, 2,253,690 acre-ft/year), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings River irrigation right A000353 | Water right | 224,500 acre-ft/year | Active | 10 km |
| Tulare Lake irrigation and domestic right A015231 | Water right | 960,700 acre-ft/year | Active | 26 km |
| Cross Creek irrigation right S013186 | Water right | 905,500 acre-ft/year | Active | 33 km |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in California
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- Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid1,848 MW
- Haynes1,739 MW
- Castaic1,682 MW
- Ormond Beach1,612 MW
- Geysers Unit 5-201,236 MW
- La Paloma Generating Plant1,156 MW
- AES Alamitos LLC1,115 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.