California Independent System Operator

Balancing Authority Summary Information

California Independent System Operator is ranked #7 out of 65 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.

Balancing Authority	California Independent System Operator
States	Arizona California Nevada
Last Update	Dec 2024
Annual Generation	191.4 TWh
Power Plants	1,943
Utilities	893
Ranked #7 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #7 out of 53 in terms of annual generation from natural gas
Power Plant Types	Natural Gas \| 45.3% Solar \| 23.2% Water \| 12% Wind \| 10.2% Nuclear \| 9.1%

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Daily Net Generation for California Independent System Operator for the past 3 Years

Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
Lincoln Landfill	Energy 2001 Inc	Lincoln, CA	29 GWh	Oct 2004	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Desert Sunlight 300, LLC	NextEra Energy Desert Sunlight 300, LLC	Desert Center, CA	659 GWh	Oct 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Alpaugh North	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Alpaugh, CA	22 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
Alpaugh 50	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Alpaugh, CA	72 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
Copper Mountain Solar 2	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Boulder City, NV	349 GWh	Jun 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
IKEA Tejon 345	IKEA Property Inc	Lebec, CA	2 GWh	Mar 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
Nickel 1 Solar Facility	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Lost Hills, CA	3 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
Axium Modesto Solar	Axium US Solar Holdings LLC	Modesto, CA	54 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
Still Water Power	Still Water Power LLC	Hanford, CA	634 MWh	Apr 2020	Dec 2023	Other Biomass Gas
SEPV 1	CVI CleanCapital Solar 1 LLC	Palmdale, CA	3 GWh	Apr 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
SEPV 2	CVI CleanCapital Solar 1 LLC	Twentynine Palms, CA	4 GWh	May 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
Edwards Air Force Base	CleanCapital Holdings	Edwards, CA	866 MWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
Foundation Cemex River Plant	Foundation CA Fund VI Manager LLC	Victorville, CA	3 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Foundation Cemex BMQ	Foundation CA Fund VI Manager LLC	Apple Valley, CA	4 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Foundation Cemex Madison	Foundation CA Fund V Manager, LLC	Madison, CA	2 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Foundation RRM	Foundation CA Fund V Manager, LLC	Cabazon, CA	10 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Foundation NWNA	Foundation CA Fund V Manager, LLC	Cabazon, CA	23 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Kaiser Downey	Bloom Energy 2009 PPA	Downey, CA	5 GWh	May 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Kaiser Ontario	Bloom Energy 2009 PPA	Ontario, CA	3 GWh	Sep 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
RE Kansas South LLC	RE Kansas South LLC	Lemoore, CA	51 GWh	May 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
TA-High Desert LLC	TA-High Desert LLC	Lancaster, CA	45 GWh	Feb 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
North Sky River Energy LLC	North Sky River Energy LLC	Weldon, CA	387 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Energy Center	University of Redlands	Redlands, CA	5 GWh	Jan 2007	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Wonderful Orchards - New Columbia	Wonderful Renewable Energy, LLC.	Firebaugh, CA	9 GWh	Aug 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
RE Victor Phelan Solar One LLC	MN8 Energy LLC	Adelanto, CA	40 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
West Gates Solar Station	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	Huron, CA	20 GWh	Apr 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
J.R. Simplot Company	J.R. Simplot Company	Lathrop, CA	9 GWh	Sep 1993	Dec 2023	Waste Heat
Grassland 1&2 Solar Project	Yolo County of	Davis, CA	2 GWh	Jun 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Newberry Solar 1 LLC	Newberry Solar 1 LLC	Newberry Springs, CA	1 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
SEPV9 Power Plant	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Twentynine Palms, CA	24 GWh	May 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Tahquitz High School	AES Distributed Energy	Hemet, CA	2 GWh	Aug 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
Wagner Wind LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Palm Springs, CA	14 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
SEPV 8	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Twentynine Palms, CA	33 GWh	May 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
West Valley High School Solar	AES Distributed Energy	Hemet, CA	1 GWh	Aug 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
San Diego - NCRC at Vista	California PV Energy 3, LLC	Vista, CA	3 GWh	Feb 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Venable Solar 1	Venable Solar, LLC	Blythe, CA	3 GWh	Mar 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Venable Solar 2	Venable Solar, LLC	Blythe, CA	3 GWh	Mar 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Roll Delano 2	Bloom Energy	Delano, CA	7 GWh	Aug 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Roll Delano	Bloom Energy	Delano, CA	9 GWh	Aug 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Roll Lost Hills	Bloom Energy	Lost Hills, CA	6 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Xilinx San Jose	Bloom Energy	San Jose, CA	7 GWh	Jan 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Honda Torrance	Bloom Energy	Torrance, CA	762 MWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Juniper Networks Sunnyvale	Bloom Energy	Sunnyvale, CA	6 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Life Technologies Carlsbad	Bloom Energy	Carlsbad, CA	8 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Taylor Farms Salinas	Bloom Energy	Salinas, CA	8 GWh	Aug 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Kingsburg Solar	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Kingsburg, CA	3 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Exeter Solar	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Exeter, CA	4 GWh	Jan 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Ivanhoe Solar	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Visalia, CA	5 GWh	Dec 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Lindsay Solar	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Lindsay, CA	5 GWh	Dec 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Porterville Solar	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Porterville, CA	6 GWh	Dec 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
G2 Energy Hay Rd	G2 Energy LLC	Vacaville, CA	11 GWh	May 2013	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Radiance Solar 4	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Lancaster, CA	3 GWh	Jun 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Atwell Island	SPS Atwell Island LLC	Alpaugh, CA	33 GWh	Feb 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Gridley Main	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Gridley, CA	2 GWh	Feb 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Gridley Main Two	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Gridley, CA	4 GWh	Mar 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
White River Solar	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Alpaugh, CA	45 GWh	Jun 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Corcoran Solar	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Corcoran, CA	35 GWh	Jul 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Oakley Solar Project	Oakley Solar Project LLC	Oakley, CA	2 GWh	May 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Cold Canyon 1	Toro Energy of California SLO	San Luis Obispo, CA	10 GWh	Jun 2013	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Vintner Solar	Ecos Energy LLC	Templeton, CA	4 GWh	Mar 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Lost Hills/Blackwell	Southern Power Co	Lost Hills, CA	77 GWh	Mar 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
ABEC Bidart-Old River LLC	ABEC Bidart-Old River LLC	Bakersfield, CA	16 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Other Biomass Gas
Mira Loma	Costco Wholesale	Mira Loma, CA	3 GWh	Oct 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
Stateline Solar	Southern Power Co	Nipton, CA	619 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Firebaugh-CCS-PV-1	Mike Woolf Farming	Firebaugh, CA	2 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Tulare 1 and 2	Arevon Energy, Inc.	Tulare, CA	636 MWh	Dec 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Lancaster Baptist Church	Tesla Inc.	Lancaster, CA	957 MWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency	Tesla Inc.	Marina, CA	1 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2023	Solar
Western Antelope Dry Ranch	AES Distributed Energy	Lancaster, CA	22 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
Western Antelope Blue Sky Ranch A	AES Distributed Energy	Lancaster, CA	45 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Santa Rita Jail Hybrid	County of Alameda GSA	Dublin, CA	13 GWh	Aug 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 80.9% Solar : 19.1%
Transamerica Pyramid	Transamerica Pyramid Properties LLC	San Francisco, CA	525 MWh	Jun 2007	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Westlands Solar PV Farm	Westlands Solar Farms, LLC	Huron, CA	38 GWh	Jan 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Otoe Solar Power Generation Station 1 LLC	AES Distributed Energy	Apple Valley, CA	4 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Powhatan Solar Power Generation Station 1 LLC	AES Distributed Energy	Apple Valley, CA	4 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Navajo Solar Power Generation Station 1 LLC	AES Distributed Energy	Apple Valley, CA	4 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Industry Solar Power Generation Station 1 LLC	AES Distributed Energy	Adelanto, CA	4 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
One Market Plaza	Paramount Group Inc	San Francisco, CA	993 MWh	Nov 2003	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Solar Gen 2 Solar Facility	Southern Power Co	Calipatria, CA	377 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Cascade Solar	Cascade Solar LLC	Joshua Tree, CA	53 GWh	Dec 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Hybrid	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co	Chico, CA	9 GWh	Apr 2005	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 75.4% Solar : 24.6%
Oltmans SCE at Jurupa	California PV Energy LLC	Ontario, CA	2 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Oltmans SCE at Champagne	California PV Energy LLC	Ontario, CA	1 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Park Meridian #1	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Riverside, CA	2 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Desert Sunlight 250, LLC	NextEra Energy Desert Sunlight 250, LLC	Desert Center, CA	544 GWh	Oct 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Garnet Solar Generation Station I LLC	Garnet Solar Generation Station I LLC	Palm Springs, CA	6 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
City of Hayward WWTP	City of Hayward	Hayward, CA	10 GWh	Oct 2010	Dec 2023	Other Biomass Gas : 66.0% Solar : 30.5% Natural Gas : 3.5%
Desert Hot Springs Solar	Consolidated Edison Solutions Inc.	Desert Hot Springs, CA	6 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Ironwood Solar LLC	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Blythe, CA	8 GWh	Mar 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
Kettleman Solar Project	Ecos Energy LLC	Lodi, CA	3 GWh	Mar 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Toyota Long Beach Trigen	Long Beach Trigen, LLC	Long Beach, CA	5 GWh	Oct 2023	Dec 2023	Other Biomass Gas
Arrache 4013	CD US Solar MT 2 LLC	Palmdale, CA	1 GWh	Jul 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Arrache 4006	CD US Solar MT 2 LLC	Palmdale, CA	2 GWh	Jul 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Ameresco Forward	Ameresco Forward, LLC	Manteca, CA	32 GWh	Jan 2014	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Ameresco San Joaquin	Ameresco San Joaquin, LLC	Linden, CA	31 GWh	Mar 2014	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Ameresco Vasco Road	Ameresco Vasco Road, LLC	Livermore, CA	31 GWh	Feb 2013	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Glass House Camarillo Cultivation	Glass House Camarillo Cultivation	Camarillo, CA	45 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Centinela Solar Energy	Arevon Energy, Inc.	Calexico, CA	492 GWh	Jun 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Alta Wind X	Alta Wind X, LLC	Mojave, CA	337 GWh	Dec 2013	Dec 2023	Wind
Alta Wind XI	Alta Wind XI, LLC	Mojave, CA	248 GWh	Dec 2013	Dec 2023	Wind

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#28	Arizona Public Service Company	22.0 TWh	75
#53	Arlington Valley, LLC	3.6 TWh	1
#36	Balancing Authority of Northern California	15.2 TWh	83
#48	Imperial Irrigation District	5.6 TWh	65
#33	Los Angeles Department of Water and Power	16.1 TWh	120
#22	Nevada Power Company	37.7 TWh	136
#56	New Harquahala Generating Company, LLC	2.9 TWh	1
#18	Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District	58.9 TWh	45
#57	Turlock Irrigation District	2.3 TWh	11
#41	Western Area Power Administration - Desert Southwest Region	8.5 TWh	30

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	462.4 TWh	1,139
#5	Southwest Power Pool	290.5 TWh	762
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	247.8 TWh	393
#7	California Independent System Operator	191.4 TWh	1,943
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	157.5 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	147.4 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	129.6 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	110.8 TWh	556
#15	ISO New England	103.6 TWh	1,487
#16	Bonneville Power Administration	79.9 TWh	158