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BATTERY STORAGE

Dark Sky Energy Center

Dark Sky Energy Center is a 7.3 MW operating battery storage site in San Diego County, California, operated by San Diego Gas & Electric Co. Its batteries store up to 7 MWh.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 2025 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1Batteries7.3 MW
7 MWh
OperatingJul 2025
2All Other0.3 MW Cancelled or postponed

Plant details

Operator
San Diego Gas & Electric Co
Location
San Diego County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 7.3 MW
Cancelled: 0.3 MW
First unit online
Jul 2025
EIA plant ID
66599

Location

33.2705, -116.3470

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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