Granite Mountain BESS East
Iron County, Utah · EIA plant ID 69679 · Operator: Granite Mountain BESS East LLC
Nameplate80MWSummer 80 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation-4GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2026
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMEBA | Batteries | BA | 80 | 80 | Apr 2026 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Granite Mountain BESS East LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Granite Mountain BESS East LLC | 100.0% | 80 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Granite Mountain Solar East, LLC | 80 MW | 2 km |
| Fiddler's Canyon #1 | 3 MW | 2.7 km |
| Fiddler's Canyon #2 | 3 MW | 3.8 km |
| Fiddler's Canyon 3 | 3 MW | 5.5 km |
| Granite Mountain Solar West, LLC | 50 MW | 7 km |
| Iron Springs BESS | 80 MW | 10 km |