Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage Syste
Battery storage project in El Paso County, Colorado. 4.2 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Department of the Army, Fort Carson.
Also known as EIA plant 63022
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 4.2 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2018First generator online
- Operator
- Department of the Army, Fort CarsonEIA operator ID 62876
- Grid
- WACMBalancing authority WACM
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- El Paso County, CO38.7455, −104.7777
- EIA plant ID
- 63022EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage Syste produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
−3.48 GWh
−3,480 MWh, final
Battery discharge, 2025
2.92 GWh
Charge 6.40 GWh
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2020 to 2025
−3.5–−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 | 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 | −1 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | −5 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | −265 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | −317 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | −3,411 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | −3,480 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batteries | 4.2 | December 2018 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Department of the Army, Fort Carson as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Questions about Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage Syste
How much power does Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage Syste produce?
Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage Syste reported −3,480 MWh (−3.48 GWh) of net generation in 2025.
Where is Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage Syste?
Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage Syste is in El Paso County, Colorado, at 38.7455, −104.7777. It is in the Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region balancing area (WACM).
Who operates Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage Syste?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Department of the Army, Fort Carson as the operator (EIA operator ID 62876). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage Syste start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2018, 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