Danville BESS 1
Battery storage project in Danville City, Virginia. 10.5 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Doc Brown LLC.
Also known as EIA plant 65499
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 10.5 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- November 2022First generator online
- Operator
- Doc Brown LLCEIA operator ID 64809
- Grid
- PJMBalancing authority PJM
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Danville City, VA36.5789, −79.3841
- EIA plant ID
- 65499EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Danville BESS 1 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
−1.88 GWh
−1,884 MWh, final
Battery discharge, 2025
11.9 GWh
Charge 13.8 GWh
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2023 to 2025
−2.3–−1.5
GWh a year. Low 2024, high 2023
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2022 | −91 | Not reported | 2 of 12 |
| 2023 | −1,513 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | −2,348 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | −1,884 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90909 | Batteries | 10.5 | November 2022 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Doc Brown LLC as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Questions about Danville BESS 1
How much power does Danville BESS 1 produce?
Danville BESS 1 reported −1,884 MWh (−1.88 GWh) of net generation in 2025.
Where is Danville BESS 1?
Danville BESS 1 is in Danville City, Virginia, at 36.5789, −79.3841. It is in the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing area (PJM).
Who operates Danville BESS 1?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Doc Brown LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 64809). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Danville BESS 1 start operating?
Its first generator began operating in November 2022, 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