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Desert Center, CA · EIA plant 65857

Sunlight Storage

Sunlight Storage is a storage power facility in Desert Center, CA, with 230 MW of operating capacity.

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Operating capacity230 MW1 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilitySunlight Storage, LLCEIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityCISOCalifornia Independent System Operator

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Storage230 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesBatteries

Nearby in CA

Related facilities

CA · 0.5 miDesert Sunlight 250, LLC250 MW →CA · 1.3 miDesert Harvest, LLC80 MW →CA · 1.3 miDesert Harvest II LLC105 MW →CA · 1.5 miDesert Sunlight 300, LLC314 MW →

Source quality

Preliminary facility data

This page uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release. EIA identifies the release as preliminary, so it should not be used for official state or national aggregation. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not real-time output or annual generation.

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