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	Nov 2024
Annual Generation	192.0 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 \| 45.4% Solar \| 23.1% Water \| 12% Wind \| 10.1% 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
SCE-Snowline-White Road (North)	SunEdison LLC	Phelan, CA	3 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
SCE-Snowline-White Rd (Central)	SunEdison LLC	Phelan, CA	4 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Baker Creek Hydroelectric	Baker Station Associates, LP	Bridgeville, CA	3 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2023	Water
TA-Acacia, LLC	Onward Energy	Lancaster, CA	53 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Amazon San Bernardino	Bloom Energy	San Bernardino, CA	6 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2022	Natural Gas
Mojave Solar Project	Mojave Solar LLC	Hinkley, CA	627 GWh	Nov 2014	Sep 2024	Solar
Lone Valley Solar Park I LLC	Lone Valley Solar Park I LLC	Lucerne Valley, CA	24 GWh	Nov 2014	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
Summer North Solar	AES Distributed Energy	Lancaster, CA	11 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
RE Camelot LLC	Onward Energy	Mojave, CA	118 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
RE Adams East, LLC	Onward Energy	Fresno, CA	30 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
RE Kansas Solar, LLC	Onward Energy	Lemoore, CA	39 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
RE Old River One, LLC	Onward Energy	Bakersfield, CA	35 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
RE Columbia Two, LLC	Onward Energy	Mojave, CA	34 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
RE Kent South, LLC	Onward Energy	Lemoore, CA	41 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
CID Solar, LLC	Onward Energy	Corcoran, CA	39 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Lone Valley Solar Park II LLC	Lone Valley Solar Park II LLC	Lucerne Valley, CA	50 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Lancaster Little Rock	AES Distributed Energy	Landers, CA	8 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Merced Solar LLC	Ecos Energy LLC	Merced, CA	4 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Mission Solar LLC	Ecos Energy LLC	Merced, CA	4 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Hollister Solar LLC	Ecos Energy LLC	Hollister, CA	4 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Madelyn Solar, LLC	CD US Solar PO 3, LLC	Silver Lake, CA	2 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Rudy Solar, LLC	CD US Solar PO 3, LLC	Silver Lake, CA	3 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Mitchell Solar, LLC	CD US Solar PO 3, LLC	Silver Lake, CA	3 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Putah Creek Solar Farm	Solvida Energy Group/Blue Oak Energy	Winters, CA	5 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2022	Solar
Castaic Lake Phase II	MN8 Energy LLC	Santa Clara, CA	8 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Solar Photovoltaic Project #17	Southern California Edison Co	Fontana, CA	3 GWh	Dec 2014	Apr 2023	Solar
Solar Photovoltaic Project #33	Southern California Edison Co	Ontario, CA	1 GWh	Dec 2014	Apr 2023	Solar
Rising Tree Wind Farm	Rising Tree Wind Farm LLC	Mojave, CA	213 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Rising Tree Wind Farm II	Rising Tree Wind Farm II LLC	Mojave, CA	48 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2023	Wind
Pumpjack Solar I	Duke Energy Renewables Services	McKittrick, CA	44 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Diamond Valley Solar Project	Ecos Energy LLC	Winchester, CA	2 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Coronus Adelanto West 1	Clean Focus Yield, LLC	Adelanto, CA	3 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Coronus Adelanto West 2	Clean Focus Yield, LLC	Adelanto, CA	3 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Intel Santa Clara	Bloom Energy	Santa Clara, CA	7 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Solar Photovoltaic Project #11	Southern California Edison Co	Redlands, CA	3 GWh	Jan 2015	Apr 2023	Solar
Solar Photovoltaic Project #13	Southern California Edison Co	Redlands, CA	2 GWh	Jan 2015	Apr 2023	Solar
Solar Photovoltaic Project #16	Southern California Edison Co	Redlands, CA	1 GWh	Jan 2015	Mar 2023	Solar
Solar Photovoltaic Project #26	Southern California Edison Co	Rialto, CA	5 GWh	Jan 2015	Apr 2023	Solar
Solar Photovoltaic Project #27	Southern California Edison Co	Rialto, CA	845 MWh	Jan 2015	Apr 2023	Solar
Solar Photovoltaic Project #28	Southern California Edison Co	San Bernardino, CA	2 GWh	Jan 2015	Apr 2023	Solar
Solar Photovoltaic Project #32	Southern California Edison Co	Ontario, CA	1 GWh	Jan 2015	Apr 2023	Solar
Solar Photovoltaic Project #48	Southern California Edison Co	Redlands, CA	3 GWh	Jan 2015	Apr 2023	Solar
Wildwood Solar I, LLC	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Wasco, CA	45 GWh	Jan 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Zero Waste Energy Development Co LLC	Zero Waste Energy Development Company LLC	San Jose, CA	2 GWh	Jan 2015	Dec 2023	Other Biomass Gas
Santa Fe Springs Rooftop Solar BLDG M	Golden Springs Development Company LLC	Santa Fe Springs, CA	2 GWh	Feb 2015	Nov 2023	Solar
Santa Fe Springs Rooftop Solar BLDG H	Golden Springs Development Company LLC	Santa Fe Springs, CA	2 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Park Meridian #1	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Riverside, CA	2 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Terra Francesco	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Ontario, CA	2 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Vega Solar	Vega Solar, LLC	Los Banos, CA	48 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
UC Davis South Campus	Solar Star California XXXII, LLC	Davis, CA	23 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Silicon Valley Clean Water	Silicon Valley Clean Water	Redwood City, CA	5 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2023	Other Biomass Gas : 95.6% Natural Gas : 4.4%
Firebaugh-CCS-PV-1	Mike Woolf Farming	Firebaugh, CA	2 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
AT&T San Diego	Bloom Energy	San Diego, CA	4 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
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
Lost Hills/Blackwell	Southern Power Co	Lost Hills, CA	77 GWh	Mar 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Rancho Cucamonga Dist #1	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	2 GWh	Mar 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Colton Solar Two, LLC	Colton Solar Two, LLC	Colton, CA	1 GWh	Mar 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Cottonwood Solar, LLC (Goose Lake)	Onward Energy	Lost Hills, CA	25 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Cottonwood Solar, LLC (City of Corcoran)	Onward Energy	Corcoran, CA	21 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Shafter Solar LLC	Shafter Solar LLC	Bakersfield, CA	48 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Algonquin SKIC20 Solar LLC	Algonquin Power Co	Taft, CA	45 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Corcoran Solar 2	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Corcoran, CA	47 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Atwell Island West Solar	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Alpaugh, CA	47 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Alamo Solar	Onward Energy	Oro Grande, CA	44 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Coronal Lost Hills	Arevon Energy, Inc.	Lost Hills, CA	29 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Sun Harvest Solar NDP1	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Dos Palos, CA	4 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Victor Dry Farm Ranch A	AES Distributed Energy	Victorville, CA	9 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Victor Dry Farm Ranch B	AES Distributed Energy	Victorville, CA	9 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
North Star Solar	Southern Power Co	Mendota, CA	136 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Rising Tree Wind Farm III	Rising Tree Wind Farm III LLC	Mojave, CA	262 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2023	Wind
Colton Solar One, LLC	Colton Solar One, LLC	San Bernardino, CA	2 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
National Raisin	National Raisin	Fowler, CA	5 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Adelanto Solar II, LLC	Adelanto Solar II, LLC	Adelanto, CA	17 GWh	Jun 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Kettleman Solar -Centaurus	EE Kettleman California LLC	Kettleman City, CA	38 GWh	Jun 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
McCoy Solar Energy Project Hybrid	McCoy Solar, LLC	Blythe, CA	525 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
SEPV Palmdale East	AES Distributed Energy	Palmdale, CA	24 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Catalina Solar 2, LLC	Onward Energy	Rosamond, CA	45 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
AP North Lake I, LP	AP North Lake I, LP	Hemet, CA	28 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
SPI Anderson 2	Sierra Pacific Industries	Anderson, CA	142 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2023	Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 99.8%
Adelanto Solar, LLC	Adelanto Solar, LLC	Adelanto, CA	55 GWh	Aug 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Morgan Lancaster 1	Terraform Arcadia	Lancaster, CA	688 MWh	Aug 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Lindberg FIeld Solar	Lindberg Field Solar I LLC	San Diego, CA	5 GWh	Aug 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Redcrest Solar Farm	AES Distributed Energy	Edison, CA	28 GWh	Sep 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Columbia Solar Energy, LLC	Columbia Solar Energy LLC	Pittsburg, CA	20 GWh	Sep 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Tequesquite Landfill Solar PV Project	Solar Star California XXXI, LLC	Riverside, CA	13 GWh	Sep 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Fresno Solar	Wellhead Services, Inc	San Joaquin, CA	4 GWh	Sep 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Silver State Solar Power South	Silver State Solar Power South, LLC	Primm Valley, NV	651 GWh	Oct 2015	Sep 2024	Solar
Quinto Solar PV Project	Arevon Energy, Inc.	Gustine, CA	214 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Sierra Solar Greenworks	AES Distributed Energy	Lancaster, CA	34 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Morelos del Sol	Southern Power Co	Lost Hills, CA	30 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Equinix San Jose	Bloom Energy	San Jose, CA	8 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Phelan Pinon Hills CSD Solar	Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District	Adelanto, CA	3 GWh	Oct 2015	Nov 2023	Solar
Stateline Solar	Southern Power Co	Nipton, CA	619 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Woodmere Solar Farm	AES Distributed Energy	Edison, CA	31 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Hayworth Solar	AES Distributed Energy	Edison, CA	58 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Maricopa West Solar PV, LLC	Onward Energy	Taft, CA	41 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Citizen B	AES Distributed Energy	Mendota, CA	7 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar
Adera Solar	AES Distributed Energy	Chowchilla, CA	27 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2023	Solar

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	5.7 TWh	65
#33	Los Angeles Department of Water and Power	16.0 TWh	120
#22	Nevada Power Company	37.8 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.	462.2 TWh	1,139
#5	Southwest Power Pool	290.4 TWh	762
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	248.1 TWh	393
#7	California Independent System Operator	192.0 TWh	1,943
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	157.6 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	147.6 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	129.8 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	110.9 TWh	556
#15	ISO New England	103.1 TWh	1,487
#16	Bonneville Power Administration	80.0 TWh	158