# Maximo at Kern County: deployment

Canonical ID: `b10af3d5-d333-491f-9254-2b26f6f1a976`

Four Maximo v3.0 solar-installation robots installed 100 MW of solar modules at the AES Bellefield project, a roughly 1 GW solar complex in Kern County, California. AES reported the robots exceeded a rate of one module per minute, described as the first at-scale robotic solar panel installation. AES Corporation owns and operates the project; Maximo is the AES-incubated robot.

## Key facts

- **Site:** AES Bellefield solar project (about 1 GW), Kern County, California
- **Units:** Four Maximo v3.0 robots
- **Scope milestone:** 100 MW of modules installed
- **Rate:** Exceeded one module per minute
- **Significance:** First at-scale robotic solar panel installation (per AES)

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-12_

- **Slug:** aes-maximo-bellefield-solar
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Maximo](/models/aes-maximo.md) (id: `11ff3cd4-3e0b-4cc8-b5bc-d6ae9dfdf7b0`)
- **Company:** [AES Corporation](/companies/aes-corporation.md) (id: `15b3f7e9-4e51-4090-a09d-834bb02d2f23`)
- **Location:** [Kern County](/locations/united-states/california/kern-county-ca.md) (id: `490d9a9b-bc99-429a-9c84-ae4680563006`)
- **Operator:** [AES Corporation](/companies/aes-corporation.md) (id: `15b3f7e9-4e51-4090-a09d-834bb02d2f23`)
- **First seen:** 2026-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/robots-install-100-mw-of-solar-panels-on-1-gw-aes-project/ · 2026-03-25

## Common questions

### What is the Maximo deployment at Kern County?

Maximo, built by AES Corporation, is recorded as a deployment at Kern County on the DEPLOY registry. AES Corporation operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Maximo at Kern County?

AES Corporation, the manufacturer of Maximo, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Maximo deployment at Kern County go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting March 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Maximo deployment at Kern County?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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