Escondido Energy Storage
Battery storage power plant · San Diego County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Battery storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Operator
- San Diego Gas & Electric Co
- County
- San Diego County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among battery storage plants in California
- #68 of 142
- EIA plant code
- 60570
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SES | Batteries | 30 MW | 30 MW | 2017 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Chevron - Lost Hills Hybrid | Solar | 30 MW |
| Citizens Imperial Solar | Solar | 30 MW |
| Holtville | Battery storage | 30 MW |
| Mesa Wind Power LLC | Wind | 30 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 30 MW solar plant and a 30 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All California power plants · What California actually generates