Pala Energy Storage Yard
Battery storage project in San Diego County, California. 1 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by SDGE Batteries.
Also known as EIA plant 60566
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 1 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- August 2015First generator online
- Operator
- SDGE BatteriesEIA operator ID 60336
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- San Diego County, CA33.3565, −117.1136
- EIA plant ID
- 60566EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Pala Energy Storage Yard produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
−1.75 GWh
−1,749 MWh, final
Battery discharge, 2025
13.2 GWh
Charge 14.9 GWh
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2016 to 2025
−1.7–0.0
GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2020
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | −4 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | −8 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | −7 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | −5 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2024 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2025 | −1,749 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Battery plants can report negative net generation, when charging uses more energy than they discharge.
Power prices and basis
Free accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| SES2 | Batteries | 1.0 | August 2015 |
Ownership and offtake
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Modeled data
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Questions about Pala Energy Storage Yard
How much power does Pala Energy Storage Yard produce?
Pala Energy Storage Yard reported −1,749 MWh (−1.75 GWh) of net generation in 2025.
Where is Pala Energy Storage Yard?
Pala Energy Storage Yard is in San Diego County, California, at 33.3565, −117.1136. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Pala Energy Storage Yard?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists SDGE Batteries as the operator (EIA operator ID 60336). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Pala Energy Storage Yard start operating?
Its first generator began operating in August 2015, according to EIA-860M.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page