Lancaster Area Battery
Los Angeles County, California · EIA plant ID 66050 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate127MWSummer 127 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation-21GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -7.9 | — | — |
| 2023 | -21.1 | — | — |
| 2024 | -22.9 | — | — |
| 2025 | -20.4 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAB | Batteries | BA | 127 | 127 | Sep 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: AES Distributed Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| AES Distributed Energy | 100.0% | 127 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Luna Storage | 100 MW | 0.4 km |
| Antelope DSR 2 | 5 MW | 0.7 km |
| Bayshore Solar B, LLC | 20 MW | 0.9 km |
| Bayshore Solar C, LLC | 20 MW | 1 km |
| Western Antelope Dry Ranch | 10 MW | 1.5 km |
| Antelope Big Sky Ranch | 20 MW | 1.8 km |