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%

Map of California Independent System Operator

Register Now for Comprehensive Access

Subscribe now to access all power plant data, utility information, FERC EQR data, and more for California Independent System Operator.

Create Your Account Today

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
Expressway Solar C2	AES Distributed Energy	Victorville, CA	3 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Expressway Solar B	AES Distributed Energy	Victorville, CA	4 GWh	Apr 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Expressway Solar A	AES Distributed Energy	Victorville, CA	4 GWh	Apr 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Exeter Solar	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Exeter, CA	4 GWh	Jan 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Exchequer	Merced Irrigation District	Snelling, CA	251 GWh	Jun 1967	Dec 2023	Water
Etiwanda	Metropolitan Water District of S CA	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	17 GWh	Nov 1994	Dec 2023	Water
Estrella Solar & Storage	AES Clean Energy	Lancaster, CA	75 GWh	Nov 2023	Aug 2024	Solar
Escondido Energy Center	Wellhead Services, Inc	Escondido, CA	23 GWh	Dec 2013	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
ESCA-LL-COLTON, LLC	Madison Energy Holdings LLC	Colton, CA	5 GWh	Aug 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
EQX015 Great Oaks Fuel Cell	2016 ESA Project Company, LLC	San Jose, CA	29 GWh	Dec 2017	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
EQX011 Duane Fuel Cell	2016 ESA Project Company, LLC	Santa Clara, CA	21 GWh	Aug 2018	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
EQX010 Great Oaks Fuel Cell	2016 ESA Project Company, LLC	San Jose, CA	17 GWh	Aug 2019	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Equinix San Jose	Bloom Energy	San Jose, CA	8 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Equinix Maple Ave. Fuel Cell	2016 ESA Project Company, LLC	El Segundo, CA	8 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Equinix Lundy Ave. Fuel Cell	2016 ESA Project Company, LLC	San Jose, CA	28 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Equinix Great Oaks Blvd. Fuel Cell	2016 ESA Project Company, LLC	San Jose, CA	28 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Equinix Douglas St. Fuel Cell	2016 ESA Project Company, LLC	El Segundo, CA	8 GWh	Aug 2017	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Equinix Caspian Dr. Fuel Cell	2016 ESA Project Company, LLC	Sunnyvale, CA	36 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Enloe Medical - Chico	Bloom Energy	Chico, CA	13 GWh	May 2021	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Enerparc CA1 LLC	Enerparc CA 1, LLC	Hollister, CA	2 GWh	May 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Energy Center	University of Redlands	Redlands, CA	5 GWh	Jan 2007	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Encina Water Pollution Control	Encina Joint Powers Authority	Carlsbad, CA	14 GWh	Oct 2008	Aug 2024	Other Biomass Gas : 96.1% Natural Gas : 3.9%
EMWD - Sun City RWRF	SkyHigh 2 Solar	Menifee, CA	4 GWh	Jun 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
EMWD - San Jacinto RWRF NEM	SkyHigh 2 Solar	San Jacinto, CA	9 GWh	Jun 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
EMWD - San Jacinto RES BCT	SkyHigh 2 Solar	San Jacinto, CA	3 GWh	Apr 2022	Nov 2023	Solar
EMWD - Perris Valley RWRF	SkyHigh 2 Solar	Perris, CA	8 GWh	Jun 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
EMWD - Moreno Valley RWRF	SkyHigh 2 Solar	Moreno Valley, CA	5 GWh	Jun 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Ellwood	Ellwood Power, LLC	Goleta, CA	4 GWh	Jul 1974	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Elk Hills Power LLC	Elk Hills Power LLC	Tupman, CA	2 TWh	Jun 2003	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
Elk Hills Cogen	California Resources Elk Hills LLC	Tupman, CA	81 GWh	Oct 1994	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
Elevation Solar C	AES Distributed Energy	Lancaster, CA	97 GWh	Nov 2016	Aug 2024	Solar
Electra	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	Jackson, CA	354 GWh	May 1948	Aug 2024	Water
El Segundo Energy Center LLC	El Segundo Energy Center, LLC	El Segundo, CA	143 GWh	Jun 2013	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
El Segundo Cogen	Chevron USA Inc-El Segundo	El Segundo, CA	1 TWh	Nov 1987	Aug 2024	Natural Gas : 99.8%
El Nido Facility	Merced Power LLC	El Nido, CA	44 GWh	Jul 2008	Feb 2023	Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 99.8%
El Dorado Solar, LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	El Dorado Hills, CA	3 GWh	Mar 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
El Dorado County	SkyHigh 2 Solar	Placerville, CA	4 GWh	Feb 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
El Dorado	El Dorado Irrigation District	Pollock Pines, CA	101 GWh	Dec 1923	Dec 2023	Water
El Cajon Energy Center	Wellhead Services, Inc	El Cajon, CA	8 GWh	May 2010	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Edwards Sanborn S4	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	Mojave, CA	71 GWh	Oct 2022	Aug 2024	Solar
Edwards Sanborn S3	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	Mojave, CA	79 GWh	Feb 2022	Aug 2024	Solar
Edwards Sanborn S1	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	Mojave, CA	93 GWh	Feb 2022	Aug 2024	Solar
Edwards Sanborn E5	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	Mojave, CA	133 GWh	Nov 2022	Aug 2024	Solar
Edwards Sanborn E4	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	Mojave, CA	263 GWh	Nov 2022	Aug 2024	Solar
Edwards Sanborn E3	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	Mojave, CA	50 GWh	Nov 2021	Aug 2024	Solar
Edwards Sanborn E2	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	Mojave, CA	294 GWh	Nov 2021	Aug 2024	Solar
Edwards Sanborn E1B	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	Mojave, CA	334 GWh	Oct 2022	Aug 2024	Solar
Edwards Sanborn E1A	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid	Mojave, CA	323 GWh	Jul 2022	Aug 2024	Solar
Edwards Air Force Base	CleanCapital Holdings	Edwards, CA	866 MWh	Nov 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
Edward C Hyatt	California Dept. of Water Resources	Oroville, CA	2 TWh	Feb 1968	Aug 2024	Water
Edom Hills Project 1 LLC	Edom Hills Project 1 LLC	Cathedral City, CA	11 GWh	Aug 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
EDF Renewable Windfarm V Inc	EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.	Birds Landing, CA	21 GWh	Dec 1989	Dec 2023	Wind
East Winds Project	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Palm Springs, CA	5 GWh	Nov 1983	Dec 2023	Wind
East Portal Generator	Calleguas Mun Water District	Chatsworth, CA	4 GWh	Dec 1986	Dec 2023	Water
Eagle Creek	ZGlobal Inc	Taft, CA	8 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
EAFB - South Base	CleanCapital Holdings	Edwards Air Force Bas, CA	2 GWh	Jan 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
EAFB - North Base	CleanCapital Holdings	Edwards Air Force Bas, CA	3 GWh	Jan 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
E F Oxnard Energy Facility	EF Oxnard, LLC	Oxnard, CA	8 GWh	May 1990	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
E&B Resources	Terraform Arcadia	Bakersfield, CA	2 GWh	Nov 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Dynegy Oakland Power Plant	Dynegy Oakland, LLC	Oakland, CA	9 GWh	Oct 1978	Aug 2024	Jet Fuel
Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid	Dynegy -Moss Landing LLC	Moss Landing, CA	5 TWh	Nov 1967	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
Dutch Flat 2	Nevada Irrigation District	Dutch Flat, CA	47 GWh	Oct 1965	Dec 2023	Water
Dutch Flat	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	Alta, CA	112 GWh	Feb 1943	Dec 2023	Water
Dulles	Golden Springs Development Company LLC	Jurupa Valley, CA	2 GWh	Aug 2016	Dec 2023	Solar
DSH (CA) - Coalinga State Hospital	Team-Solar, Inc.	Coalinga, CA	4 GWh	Jun 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Drum 2	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	Alta, CA	271 GWh	Nov 1965	Dec 2023	Water
Drum 1	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	Alta, CA	88 GWh	Oct 1913	Dec 2023	Water
Drews Generating Facility	Colton Power LP	Colton, CA	606 MWh	Jul 2001	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Drew Solar LLC	Drew Solar LLC	Calexico, CA	304 GWh	Oct 2022	Aug 2024	Solar
Dover Dairy	Renewable Solar, Inc	Hanford, CA	3 GWh	Apr 2022	Dec 2023	Solar
Double J Dairy Array	Bravo REC Management LLC	Visalia, CA	354 MWh	Oct 2023	Dec 2023	Solar
Double C Generation Limited Partnership	WCAC Operating Company	Bakersfield, CA	23 GWh	Feb 1989	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Dos Palos	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation	Dos Palos, CA	2 GWh	Oct 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Donnells	Oakdale&South San Joaquin Irrigation D.	None, CA	348 GWh	May 1957	Dec 2023	Water
Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant	City of Santa Clara - (CA)	Santa Clara, CA	870 GWh	Feb 2005	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
Donaghy-Stockton	Donaghy Sales Inc.	Stockton, CA	2 GWh	Sep 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
Dominguez Plant	Eco Services Corp.	Long Beach, CA	14 GWh	Jul 1976	Dec 2023	Waste Heat
Dome Project	Sentinel Peak Resources California, LLC	Fellows, CA	49 GWh	Jul 1988	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Dixie Valley	Ormat Nevada Inc	Fallon, NV	416 GWh	May 1988	Aug 2024	Geothermal
Division 3	Tesla Inc.	Lancaster, CA	1 GWh	May 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Division 2	Tesla Inc.	Lancaster, CA	1 GWh	May 2014	Nov 2023	Solar
Division 1	Tesla Inc.	Lancaster, CA	3 GWh	May 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Dissigno Healdsburg FPV, LLC	Palmetto Power Management LLC	Healdsburg, CA	6 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
DirecTV - Los Angeles	Bloom Energy	Los Angeles, CA	7 GWh	Sep 2016	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Dion R Holm	City & County of San Francisco	Groveland, CA	527 GWh	Jul 1960	Aug 2024	Water
Dinuba Wastewater Treatment Plant	AES Distributed Energy	Dinuba, CA	2 GWh	Oct 2011	Dec 2023	Solar
Dinosaur Point	International Turbine Res Inc	Los Banos, CA	8 GWh	Apr 1988	Dec 2023	Wind
Dillon Wind LLC	Avangrid Renewables LLC	North Palm Springs, CA	151 GWh	Mar 2008	Dec 2023	Wind
Difwind Farms Ltd VI	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Mojave, CA	15 GWh	Dec 1986	Dec 2023	Wind
Diamond Valley Solar Project	Ecos Energy LLC	Winchester, CA	2 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2023	Solar
Diamond Valley Lake	Metropolitan Water District of S CA	Winchester, CA	3 GWh	Apr 2001	Dec 2022	Water
Diamond H Dairy Power	Madera DP 2, LLC	Chowchilla, CA	11 GWh	Sep 2021	Dec 2023	Other Biomass Gas
Diablo Winds LLC	Sequitur Renewables, LLC	Livermore, CA	36 GWh	Nov 2004	Dec 2023	Wind
Diablo Canyon	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	Avila Beach, CA	17 TWh	Apr 1985	Aug 2024	Nuclear
DGS Wasco State Prison	Forefront Power, LLC	Wasco, CA	5 GWh	Jun 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
DGS Valley State Prison	Forefront Power, LLC	Chowchilla, CA	4 GWh	Jan 2021	Dec 2023	Solar
DGS Central California Womens Facility	Forefront Power, LLC	Chowchilla, CA	3 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Devil Canyon	California Dept. of Water Resources	San Bernardino, CA	926 GWh	Nov 1972	Aug 2024	Water
Desert Sunlight 300, LLC	NextEra Energy Desert Sunlight 300, LLC	Desert Center, CA	659 GWh	Oct 2013	Dec 2023	Solar
Desert Sunlight 250, LLC	NextEra Energy Desert Sunlight 250, LLC	Desert Center, CA	544 GWh	Oct 2013	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