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BATTERY STORAGE

Borrego Springs Energy Storage

Borrego Springs Energy Storage is a 1.5 MW operating battery storage site in San Diego County, California, operated by SDGE Batteries. Its batteries store up to 5 MWh.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingDec 2012 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
SES2Batteries1.0 MW
3 MWh
OperatingFeb 2014
SES1Batteries0.5 MW
2 MWh
OperatingDec 2012

Plant details

Operator
SDGE Batteries
Location
San Diego County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 1.5 MW
First unit online
Dec 2012
EIA plant ID
60565

Location

33.2701, -116.3496

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem