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BATTERY STORAGE

Kola Energy Center

Kola Energy Center is a 400 MW operating battery storage site in San Joaquin County, California, operated by Kola Energy Storage, LLC. Its batteries store up to 1,800 MWh.

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

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
KOLABatteries275 MW
1,100 MWh
OperatingAug 2025
KOLA2Batteries125 MW
700 MWh
OperatingAug 2025

Plant details

Operator
Kola Energy Storage, LLC
Location
San Joaquin County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 400 MW
First unit online
Aug 2025
EIA plant ID
67680

Location

37.7098, -121.5553

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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