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 | 191.5 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 | 45.6% Solar | 23.1% Water | 12.1% Wind | 10% Nuclear | 9% |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVS Lancaster 1 | Tesla Inc. | Lancaster, CA | 8 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| US-TOPCO (Soccer Center) | Tesla Inc. | Lancaster, CA | 7 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pio Pico Energy Center | Pio Pico Energy Center LLC | San Diego, CA | 100 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| AT&T - Hayward | Bloom Energy | Hayward, CA | 7 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| RE Garland | Southern Power Co | Rosamond, CA | 384 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Buidling L | Golden Springs Development Company LLC | Santa Fe Springs, CA | 899 MWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Building F | Golden Springs Development Company LLC | Santa Fe Springs, CA | 2 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Freeway Springs | Golden Springs Development Company LLC | Santa Fe Springs, CA | 2 GWh | Sep 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| DirecTV - Los Angeles | Bloom Energy | Los Angeles, CA | 7 GWh | Sep 2016 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Munro Valley Solar | Ecos Energy LLC | Olancha, CA | 8 GWh | Sep 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| AT&T - Hawthorne | Bloom Energy | Hawthorne, CA | 6 GWh | Sep 2016 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Verwey-Hanford Dairy Digester #1 | AlsoEnergy | Hanford, CA | 360 MWh | Sep 2016 | Dec 2023 | Other Biomass Gas |
| Building G | Golden Springs Development Company LLC | Santa Fe Springs, CA | 2 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Dulles | Golden Springs Development Company LLC | Jurupa Valley, CA | 2 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE Garland A | Southern Power Co | Rosamond, CA | 48 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Copper Mountain Solar 4, LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Boulder City, NV | 214 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| NLP Granger | Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLC | Valley Center, CA | 6 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Nicolis Solar PV Plant | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Delano, CA | 44 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Tropico Solar PV Plant | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Delano, CA | 30 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Five Points Solar Park | Five Points Solar Park, LLC | Five Points, CA | 102 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| AT&T Anaheim | Bloom Energy | Anaheim, CA | 8 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| SunE Rochester | SunE Solar XVI Lessor, LLC | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 1 GWh | Jul 2016 | Oct 2023 | Solar |
| Henrietta Solar Project | Southern Power Co | Lemoore, CA | 234 GWh | Jul 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Antelope Big Sky Ranch | AES Distributed Energy | Lancaster, CA | 46 GWh | Jul 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Riverside RWQCP Fuel Cell | Riverside Fuel Cell, LLC | Riverside, CA | 9 GWh | Jul 2016 | Dec 2023 | Other Biomass Gas : 84.9% Natural Gas : 15.1% |
| RE Mustang LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Lemoore, CA | 150 GWh | Jul 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Soboba Community Solar Project | Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians | San Jacinto, CA | 3 GWh | Jul 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Blythe Solar II, LLC | Blythe Solar II, LLC | Blythe, CA | 329 GWh | Jun 2016 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| RE Tranquillity | Southern Power Co | Cantua Creek, CA | 450 GWh | Jun 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Summer Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Lancaster, CA | 41 GWh | Jun 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Beckton Dickenson - San Jose | Bloom Energy | San Jose, CA | 6 GWh | Jun 2016 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Frontier Solar LLC | Frontier Solar, LLC | Newman, CA | 40 GWh | May 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Weymouth Solar Plant | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | La Verne, CA | 5 GWh | May 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RCWD PV Project | MN8 Energy LLC | Murrieta, CA | 8 GWh | May 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| SEPV Mojave West | AES Distributed Energy | Mojave, CA | 51 GWh | May 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| AT&T Holger | Bloom Energy | San Jose, CA | 7 GWh | May 2016 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Central Antelope Dry Ranch C | AES Distributed Energy | Lancaster, CA | 29 GWh | Apr 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Westside Solar Power PV1 | Westside Assets LLC | Lemoore, CA | 5 GWh | Apr 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cottonwood Solar, LLC Cottonwood Carport | Onward Energy | Novato, CA | 1 GWh | Apr 2016 | Nov 2023 | Solar |
| Kingbird B Solar, LLC | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Rosamond, CA | 56 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Genentech-Oceanside Hybrid | Tesla Inc. | Oceanside, CA | 5 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Imperial Solar Energy Center West | CSOLAR IV West LLC | Seeley, CA | 388 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Potrero Hills Energy Producers | Potrero Hills Energy Producers, LLC | Suisun City, CA | 59 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Castor Solar | ZGlobal Inc | Dustin Acres, CA | 917 MWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Kingbird A Solar LLC | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Rosamond, CA | 56 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Bowerman Power LFG, LLC | Bowerman Power LFG, LLC | Irvine, CA | 161 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Blythe Solar 110, LLC | Blythe Solar 110, LLC | Blythe, CA | 584 GWh | Feb 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| CalTech - Pasadena (PPA) | Bloom Energy 2009 PPA | Pasadena, CA | 6 GWh | Feb 2016 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| SunE- E Philadelphia Ontario | SunEdison LLC | Ontario, CA | 1 GWh | Feb 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| CalTech - Pasadena | Bloom Energy | Pasadena, CA | 7 GWh | Feb 2016 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| AT&T - San Diego Trade Street | Bloom Energy | San Diego, CA | 7 GWh | Feb 2016 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Lemoore 1 | AES Distributed Energy | Lemoore, CA | 232 MWh | Jan 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Whitethorn Solar LLC | Whitethorn Solar LLC | Livermore, CA | 6 GWh | Jan 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Corcoran Solar 3 | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Corcoran, CA | 49 GWh | Jan 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| SEPV 18 | AES Distributed Energy | Palmdale, CA | 5 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Solar Oasis LLC | Solar Oasis, LLC | Palmdale, CA | 51 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Golden Hills Wind | Golden Hills Wind, LLC | Livermore, CA | 248 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Adera Solar | AES Distributed Energy | Chowchilla, CA | 27 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Stateline Solar | Southern Power Co | Nipton, CA | 619 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Citizen B | AES Distributed Energy | Mendota, CA | 7 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 |
| Silver State Solar Power South | Silver State Solar Power South, LLC | Primm Valley, NV | 648 GWh | Oct 2015 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Equinix San Jose | Bloom Energy | San Jose, CA | 8 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Morelos del Sol | Southern Power Co | Lost Hills, CA | 30 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2023 | 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 |
| Phelan Pinon Hills CSD Solar | Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District | Adelanto, CA | 3 GWh | Oct 2015 | Nov 2023 | Solar |
| Fresno Solar | Wellhead Services, Inc | San Joaquin, CA | 4 GWh | Sep 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 |
| 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 |
| Adelanto Solar, LLC | Adelanto Solar, LLC | Adelanto, CA | 55 GWh | Aug 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| McCoy Solar Energy Project Hybrid | McCoy Solar, LLC | Blythe, CA | 525 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% |
| SEPV Palmdale East | AES Distributed Energy | Palmdale, CA | 24 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 |
| Catalina Solar 2, LLC | Onward Energy | Rosamond, CA | 45 GWh | Jul 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Kettleman Solar -Centaurus | EE Kettleman California LLC | Kettleman City, CA | 38 GWh | Jun 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Adelanto Solar II, LLC | Adelanto Solar II, LLC | Adelanto, CA | 17 GWh | Jun 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Colton Solar One, LLC | Colton Solar One, LLC | San Bernardino, CA | 2 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 |
| National Raisin | National Raisin | Fowler, CA | 5 GWh | May 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| North Star Solar | Southern Power Co | Mendota, CA | 136 GWh | May 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 |
| Coronal Lost Hills | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Lost Hills, CA | 29 GWh | Apr 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Alamo Solar | Onward Energy | Oro Grande, CA | 44 GWh | Apr 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cottonwood Solar, LLC (City of Corcoran) | Onward Energy | Corcoran, CA | 21 GWh | Apr 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cottonwood Solar, LLC (Goose Lake) | Onward Energy | Lost Hills, CA | 25 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 |
| Atwell Island West Solar | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Alpaugh, CA | 47 GWh | Apr 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Corcoran Solar 2 | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Corcoran, CA | 47 GWh | Apr 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Algonquin SKIC20 Solar LLC | Algonquin Power Co | Taft, CA | 45 GWh | Apr 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Shafter Solar LLC | Shafter Solar LLC | Bakersfield, CA | 48 GWh | Apr 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 |
Surrounding Balancing Authorities
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #28 | Arizona Public Service Company | 21.8 TWh | 75 |
| #52 | Arlington Valley, LLC | 3.6 TWh | 1 |
| #35 | 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 | 15.9 TWh | 120 |
| #22 | Nevada Power Company | 37.6 TWh | 136 |
| #56 | New Harquahala Generating Company, LLC | 2.9 TWh | 1 |
| #18 | Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District | 59.0 TWh | 45 |
| #57 | Turlock Irrigation District | 2.3 TWh | 11 |
| #41 | Western Area Power Administration - Desert Southwest Region | 8.6 TWh | 30 |
Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #3 | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. | 461.0 TWh | 1,139 |
| #5 | Southwest Power Pool | 290.4 TWh | 762 |
| #6 | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans | 247.9 TWh | 393 |
| #7 | California Independent System Operator | 191.5 TWh | 1,943 |
| #9 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 157.5 TWh | 170 |
| #10 | Florida Power & Light Co. | 147.7 TWh | 159 |
| #12 | New York Independent System Operator | 130.0 TWh | 1,100 |
| #13 | Duke Energy Carolinas | 110.9 TWh | 556 |
| #15 | ISO New England | 102.8 TWh | 1,487 |
| #16 | Bonneville Power Administration | 80.0 TWh | 158 |