Sanborn BESS 3
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 65672 · Operator: Terra-Gen Operating Co-BESS
Nameplate169MWSummer 169 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation-34GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2023
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -3.5 | — | — |
| 2024 | -34 | — | — |
| 2025 | -32.9 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESS | Batteries | BA | 169 | 169 | Oct 2023 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Terra-Gen Operating Co-BESS. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| EdSan 1B Group 3, LLC | 100.0% | 169 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sanborn BESS 1 | 100 MW | 0 km |
| Sanborn BESS 2 | 100 MW | 0.1 km |
| Edwards Sanborn S1 | 85 MW | 0.6 km |
| Edwards Sanborn 1C | 148 MW | 1.2 km |
| Edwards Sanborn S3 | 71 MW | 1.9 km |
| RE Columbia 3 LLC | 10 MW | 2.3 km |