Power plant · California, United States
Skylight Renewable Energy
Skylight Renewable Energy is a planned power plant in California, United States, with 200 MW of capacity, owned by Vesper Energy Development 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 | Planned | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2028 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Vesper Energy Development LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Vesper Energy Development LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 200 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Batteries | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 38.9475, -121.4792 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Skylight Renewable Energy is the 35th-largest of 53 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in California and the 416th-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 200 MW is <0.1% 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 | 35th of 53 | 19,171 MW | 1% |
| United States | 416th of 835 | 282,375 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 462nd of 3,008 | 360,526 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 50 water rights (31 active, 10,587,206 acre-ft/year), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear River irrigation and domestic right A010221 | Water right | 130,745 acre-ft/year | Active | 18 km |
| Bear River irrigation and domestic right A014804 | Water right | 139,535 acre-ft/year | Active | 18 km |
| Bear River power right A026162 | Water right | 627,984 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 18 km |
Owner, operator and place
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- Sunrose Renewable Energy600 MW · planned
- Athens Solar I (Hybrid)500 MW · planned
- Mystic Springs Renewable Energy (Hybrid)500 MW · planned
- Firefly Solar PA402 MW · planned
- Hornet Solar II (TX) (Hybrid)400 MW · planned
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.