Battery storageOperatingCAISO

Santee BESS

Battery storage project in San Diego County, California. 10 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

Also known as EIA plant 67118

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Key facts

Capacity: 10 MWNameplate
Generators: 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since: January 2026First 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, CA32.8549, −116.9684
EIA plant ID: 67118EIA plant page

Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.

How much power Santee BESS produces

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EIA-923 has no net generation reported for this plant.

Power prices and basis

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Emissions

Free · EPA CAMPD

No EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.

Water use

Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGS

No 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	10.0	January 2026

Ownership and offtake

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Power plants near Santee BESS

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More plants operated by San Diego Gas & Electric Co

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All 1,838 plants in California More battery storage projects in California 103 plants in San Diego County Largest power plants in California CAISO on the mapSan Diego Gas & Electric Co: 17 plants

Questions about Santee BESS

Where is Santee BESS?

Santee BESS is in San Diego County, California, at 32.8549, −116.9684. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).

Who operates Santee BESS?

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 Santee BESS start operating?

Its first generator began operating in January 2026, according to EIA-860M.

Does InfraMap have power prices for Santee BESS?

Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Santee BESS, 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
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