Power plant · California, United States
Midway BESS
Midway BESS is a permitted power plant in California, United States, with 125 MW of capacity, owned by Midway BESS LLC.
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 | Permitted | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2027 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Midway BESS LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Midway BESS LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 125 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Batteries | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 36.6527, -120.5783 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Midway BESS is the 49th-largest of 53 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in California and the 721st-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 125 MW is <0.1% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 49th of 53 | 19,171 MW | 0.65% |
| United States | 721st of 835 | 282,375 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,175th of 6,230 | 661,188 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 7 water rights (5 active, 1,167,535 acre-ft/year), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings River municipal and irrigation right A032810 | Water right | 1,000,000 acre-ft/year | Planned | 23 km |
| Mendota Pool irrigation right S001098 | Water right | 108,660 acre-ft/year | Active | 23 km |
| Mendota Pool irrigation and industrial right S000477 | Water right | 688,180 acre-ft/year | Active | 24 km |
Owner, operator and place
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- La Paloma Generating Plant1,156 MW
- AES Alamitos LLC1,115 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.