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Gilead Foster City Solar Project

Gilead Foster City Solar Project is a 1.6 MW operating solar and battery storage plant in San Mateo County, California, operated by Gilead Sciences Inc. Foster City. Its batteries store up to 1 MWh.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingApr 2021 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GFCS1Solar Photovoltaic0.9 MW OperatingApr 2021
GFCSBBatteries0.5 MW
1 MWh
OperatingApr 2021
GFCS2Solar Photovoltaic0.2 MW OperatingApr 2021

Plant details

Operator
Gilead Sciences Inc. Foster City
Location
San Mateo County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 1.6 MW
First unit online
Apr 2021
EIA plant ID
65409

Location

37.5686, -122.2780

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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