Power plant · California, United States
Darden III Solar
Darden III Solar is a permitted power plant in California, United States, with 646 MW of capacity, owned by Intersect USA, 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 | Permitted | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2028 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Intersect USA, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Intersect USA, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 646 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 | 36.4997, -120.1912 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Darden III Solar is the 7th-largest of 53 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in California and the 81st-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 646 MW is 0.23% 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 | 7th of 53 | 19,171 MW | 3.4% |
| United States | 81st of 835 | 282,375 MW | 0.23% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 92nd of 3,008 | 360,526 MW | 0.18% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 7 water rights (4 active, 1,097,402 acre-ft/year), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Slough irrigation right A033259 | Water right | 119,000 acre-ft/year | Planned | 18 km |
| San Joaquin River municipal and irrigation right A031153 | Water right | 750,000 acre-ft/year | Planned | 22 km |
| Mendota Pool irrigation right S001098 | Water right | 108,660 acre-ft/year | Active | 35 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Intersect USA, LLC
- IP Roman Wind671 MW · planned
- Darden I Solar646 MW · permitted
- Darden II Solar646 MW · permitted
- Darden IV Solar646 MW · permitted
- IP Roman Solar500 MW · planned
- IP Meitner Solar500 MW · planned
- IP Meitner Wind500 MW · planned
- Lumina II Solar Project487 MW
Other power plants in California
- Diablo Canyon2,323 MW
- 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.