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Painter Energy Storage

Painter Energy Storage is a 10.0 MW operating battery storage site in Santa Barbara County, California, operated by Painter Energy Storage, LLC. Its batteries store up to 20 MWh.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 2026 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
PAIN1Batteries10 MW
20 MWh
OperatingJul 2026

Plant details

Operator
Painter Energy Storage, LLC
Location
Santa Barbara County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 10.0 MW
First unit online
Jul 2026
EIA plant ID
62729

Location

34.4100, -119.5150

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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