Power plant · California, United States
Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System
Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System is an idle battery storage plant in California, United States, with 183 MW of capacity, owned by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Grid connection
It is idle (out of service, expected back within a year), holding a 183 MW grid connection at 115 kV to the grid of Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | California | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Idle (out of service, expected back within a year) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2022 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 183 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Batteries | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 115 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 36.8080, -121.7818 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System is the 51st-largest of 63 power plants in California and the 907th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 183 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 51st of 63 | 40,999 MW | 0.45% |
| United States | 907th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,946th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 4 water rights (3 active), 4 data centers and 3 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas River municipal and irrigation right A016761 | Water right | 220,000 acre-ft/year | Active | 11 km |
| A R Wilson Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 16 km |
| Natividad Plant | Mine | — | Operating | 17 km |
| Marina Landfill | Mine | — | Operating | 25 km |
| Salinas River municipal and irrigation right A013225 | Water right | 135,000 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 26 km |
| Zayante Creek domestic right S028070 | Water right | 62,000 acre-ft/year | Active | 42 km |
| Equinix SV10 | Data center | — | — | 48 km |
| Equinix SV1 | Data center | — | — | 48 km |
| Equinix SV5 | Data center | — | — | 48 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
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- Geysers Unit 5-201,236 MW
- La Paloma Generating Plant1,156 MW
- Helms Pumped Storage1,053 MW
- Delta Energy Center944 MW
- Marsh Landing Generating Station828 MW
- Colusa Generating Station712 MW
Other power plants in California
- Diablo Canyon2,323 MW
- Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid1,848 MW
- Haynes1,739 MW
- Castaic1,682 MW
- Ormond Beach1,612 MW
- Geysers Unit 5-201,236 MW
- La Paloma Generating Plant1,156 MW
- AES Alamitos LLC1,115 MW
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