Top Gun Energy Storage
Battery storage project in San Diego County, California. 30 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
Also known as EIA plant 61366
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 30 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- June 2021First generator online
- Operator
- San Diego Gas & Electric CoEIA operator ID 16609
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- 1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- San Diego County, CA32.8762, −117.1678
- EIA plant ID
- 61366EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Top Gun Energy Storage produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
−5.95 GWh
−5,950 MWh, final
Battery discharge, 2025
34.2 GWh
Charge 40.2 GWh
January to July 2026
−3.72 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2022 to 2025
−6.0–−4.1
GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2022
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2019 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2020 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2021 | −2,627 | Not reported | 7 of 12 |
| 2022 | −4,115 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | −4,607 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | −4,931 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | −5,950 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | −3,720 | Not reported | 7 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 account · CAISOEmissions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TGES | Batteries | 30.0 | June 2021 |
Ownership and offtake
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Modeled data
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Questions about Top Gun Energy Storage
How much power does Top Gun Energy Storage produce?
Top Gun Energy Storage reported −5,950 MWh (−5.95 GWh) of net generation in 2025. From January to July 2026 it reported −3.72 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Top Gun Energy Storage?
Top Gun Energy Storage is in San Diego County, California, at 32.8762, −117.1678. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Top Gun Energy Storage?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists San Diego Gas & Electric Co as the operator (EIA operator ID 16609). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Top Gun Energy Storage start operating?
Its first generator began operating in June 2021, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Top Gun Energy Storage?
Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Top Gun Energy Storage, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
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)
- CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page