World Power Plants

Sierra SunTower5 MW

Verified: Feb 2026

Sierra SunTower is a 5 MW power plant in the United States, operated by eSolar. The fuel type is unknown, and the plant was commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #X of Y solar plants in the United States. Its 5 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Sierra SunTower 400 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alta Wind VIII (1547 MW, Wind), Solar Star 1 (318 MW, Solar), and Solar Star 2 (279 MW, Solar). The facility is located in California, approximately 70 km north of Los Angeles.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
eSolar
Location
34.7306°, -118.1386°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,828. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
Operator portfolio

eSolar operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

378 plants within 100 km, 20,610 MW combined

Nearest plant: Division 1 (2.6 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wikidata

Location

Coordinates:: 34.730556, -118.138611
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Technical Details

Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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