Lancaster Area Battery
Battery storage project in Los Angeles County, California. 127 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by AES Distributed Energy.
Also known as Lancaster Area Battery (LAB) · EIA plant 66050
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 127 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- September 2022First generator online
- Operator
- AES Distributed EnergyEIA operator ID 61012
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- 1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Los Angeles County, CA34.6864, −118.3045
- EIA plant ID
- 66050EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Lancaster Area Battery produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
−20.4 GWh
−20,434 MWh, final
Battery discharge, 2025
143 GWh
Charge 163 GWh
January to July 2026
−11.6 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2023 to 2025
−22.9–−20.4
GWh a year. Low 2024, high 2025
| 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 | −7,909 | Not reported | 4 of 12 |
| 2023 | −21,115 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | −22,923 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | −20,434 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | −11,634 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAB | Batteries | 127.0 | September 2022 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists AES Distributed Energy as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Questions about Lancaster Area Battery
How much power does Lancaster Area Battery produce?
Lancaster Area Battery reported −20,434 MWh (−20.4 GWh) of net generation in 2025. From January to July 2026 it reported −11.6 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Lancaster Area Battery?
Lancaster Area Battery is in Los Angeles County, California, at 34.6864, −118.3045. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Lancaster Area Battery?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists AES Distributed Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 61012). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Lancaster Area Battery start operating?
Its first generator began operating in September 2022, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Lancaster Area Battery?
Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Lancaster Area Battery, 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
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page