Pala Energy Storage Yard
San Diego County, California · EIA plant ID 60566 · Operator: SDGE Batteries
×1 MW battery retired since 2020 (latest Dec 2021)
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation-2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -0 | — | — |
| 2017 | -0 | — | — |
| 2018 | -0 | — | — |
| 2019 | -0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025 | -1.7 | — | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SES2 | Batteries | BA | 1 | 1 | Aug 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| SES1 | Batteries | BA | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dec 2012 | Retired Dec 2021 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: SDGE Batteries. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| SDGE Batteries | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Pala Gomez Creek BESS | 10 MW | 0.2 km |
| Orange Grove Peaking Facility | 118 MW | 0.4 km |
| Red Mountain | 6 MW | 8.2 km |
| NLP Granger | 3 MW | 10.8 km |
| Fallbrook Energy Storage | 40 MW | 11.7 km |
| Valley Center | 2 MW | 14.5 km |