Caballero
Battery storage project in San Luis Obispo County, California. 99.7 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Caballero CA Storage LLC.
Also known as Caballero Storage · EIA plant 68012
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 99.7 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- April 2025First generator online
- Operator
- Caballero CA Storage LLCEIA operator ID 66549
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- 1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- San Luis Obispo County, CA35.0064, −120.4537
- EIA plant ID
- 68012EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Caballero produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
−17.1 GWh
−17,119 MWh, final. 9 of 12 months reported
Battery discharge, 2025
103 GWh
Charge 120 GWh
January to July 2026
−13.4 GWh
Provisional
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2023 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2024 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2025 | −17,119 | Not reported | 9 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | −13,378 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAB11 | Batteries | 99.7 | April 2025 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Caballero CA Storage LLC as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Questions about Caballero
How much power does Caballero produce?
Caballero reported −17,119 MWh (−17.1 GWh) of net generation in 2025. From January to July 2026 it reported −13.4 GWh, which is provisional. 9 of 12 months were reported for 2025.
Where is Caballero?
Caballero is in San Luis Obispo County, California, at 35.0064, −120.4537. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Caballero?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Caballero CA Storage LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 66549). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Caballero start operating?
Its first generator began operating in April 2025, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Caballero?
Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Caballero, 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