California Independent System Operator

Balancing Authority Summary Information

California Independent System Operator is ranked #7 out of 64 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.

Balancing Authority	California Independent System Operator
States	Arizona California Nevada New Mexico
Last Update	Jul 2026
Annual Generation	169.4 TWh
Power Plants	2,135
Utilities	988
Ranked #7 out of 64 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #12 out of 53 in terms of annual generation from natural gas
Power Plant Types	Natural Gas \| 34% Solar \| 30% Water \| 12.4% Wind \| 11.3% Nuclear \| 11%

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Daily Net Generation for California Independent System Operator for the past 3 Years

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Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
Nickel 1 Solar Facility	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Lost Hills, CA	2 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2025	Solar
Cottonwood Solar, LLC (Goose Lake)	Onward Energy	Lost Hills, CA	30 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Lost Hills Cogeneration Plant	AERA Energy LLC	Lost Hills, CA	8 GWh	Sep 1985	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Lost Hills/Blackwell	Southern Power Co	Lost Hills, CA	59 GWh	Mar 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Lone Valley Solar Park II LLC	Lone Valley Solar Park II LLC	Lucerne Valley, CA	53 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Lone Valley Solar Park I LLC	Lone Valley Solar Park I LLC	Lucerne Valley, CA	24 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
City of Madera WWTP	SunE GIL1, LLC	Madera, CA	2 GWh	Aug 2009	Dec 2025	Solar
Site 980 65	Madera-Chowchilla Power Auth	Madera, CA	2 GWh	Jan 1985	Jun 2025	Water
Madera Community Hospital	CleanCapital Holdings	Madera, CA	2 GWh	Sep 2011	Dec 2025	Solar
Madera 1 PV	ZGlobal Inc	Madera, CA	3 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2025	Solar
CA - Madera USD - Madera South HS	Forefront Power, LLC	Madera, CA	2 GWh	Aug 2023	Dec 2024	Solar
Borden Solar Farm	41MB 8me, LLC	Madera, CA	99 GWh	May 2020	May 2026	Solar
Pacific Ethanol Madera Solar Array	Seaboard Energy California, LLC	Madera, CA	4 GWh	Jul 2018	Dec 2025	Solar
Costa View Farms	127 CVF, LLC	Madera, CA	5 GWh	May 2024	Dec 2024	Solar
Sealed Air Madera Solar Project	Sealed Air Corporation	Madera, CA	7 GWh	Apr 2022	Dec 2025	Solar
Foundation Cemex Madison	Foundation CA Fund V Manager, LLC	Madison, CA	2 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
De Sabla	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	Magalia, CA	21 GWh	Jan 1963	Dec 2025	Water
Forks of Butte Hydro Project	Hypower Energy, LLC	Magalia, CA	58 GWh	Feb 1992	Dec 2025	Water
Toadtown	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	Magalia, CA	2 GWh	Mar 1986	Oct 2025	Water
Mammoth G2	Ormat Nevada Inc	Mammoth Lakes, CA	84 GWh	Nov 1990	Dec 2025	Geothermal
Mammoth G1	Ormat Nevada Inc	Mammoth lakes, CA	44 GWh	Nov 1984	Dec 2025	Geothermal
Mammoth G3	Ormat Nevada Inc	Mammoth Lakes, CA	75 GWh	Nov 1990	Dec 2025	Geothermal
CD4	CD4	Mammoth Lakes, CA	236 GWh	Jun 2022	Dec 2025	Geothermal
Manteca Land PV	AES Distributed Energy	Manteca, CA	2 GWh	Nov 2017	Dec 2025	Solar
CA Manteca 730 Spreckels Ave	Catalyze Manteca 730 Spreckels Avenue Microgrid LLC	Manteca, CA	100 MWh	Aug 2024	Dec 2025	Solar
Ameresco Forward	Ameresco Forward, LLC	Manteca, CA	32 GWh	Jan 2014	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
South	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	Manton, CA	11 GWh	Nov 1979	Dec 2025	Water
Volta 1	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	Manton, CA	21 GWh	Mar 1980	Dec 2025	Water
Volta 2	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	Manton, CA	4 GWh	Oct 1981	Dec 2025	Water
Ponderosa Bailey Creek	Snow Mountain Hydro LLC	Manton, CA	4 GWh	Feb 1990	Dec 2025	Water
Berry Cogen Tanne Hills 18	Berry Petroleum Co	Maricopa, CA	139 GWh	Nov 1986	May 2026	Natural Gas
Monterey One Water	Monterey One Water	Marina, CA	8 GWh	Jul 1988	Dec 2025	Other Biomass Gas : 78.5% Natural Gas : 21.5%
Marina Landfill Gas	Monterey Regional Waste Mgmt	Marina, CA	10 GWh	Mar 1998	Dec 2025	Landfill Gas
Monterey Regional Water Pollution Contro	Tesla Inc.	Marina, CA	1 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2025	Solar
CCCSD Wastewater Treatment Plnt	Central Contra Costa Sanitary District	Martinez, CA	20 GWh	Nov 1995	May 2026	Natural Gas
Martinez Refining	Martinez Refining Co	Martinez, CA	669 GWh	Oct 1995	May 2026	Natural Gas : 96.6% Other Gas : 3.4%
Martinez Sulfuric Acid Regeneration Plt	Eco Services Corp.	Martinez, CA	13 GWh	Dec 1977	Dec 2025	Waste Heat
Marathon Bay Area Cogen	Tesoro Marketing & Refining Co. LLC (Martinez)	Martinez, CA	596 GWh	Jan 1987	May 2026	Natural Gas
Central San	REC CSD, LLC	Martinez, CA	3 GWh	Dec 2024	Dec 2025	Solar
Colusa Generating Station	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	Maxwell, CA	2 TWh	Nov 2010	May 2026	Natural Gas
Cymric 31X Cogen	Chevron USA Inc	McKittrick, CA	17 GWh	Sep 1988	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Rio Bravo Solar II LLC	Duke Energy Renewables Services	McKittrick, CA	52 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
Cymric 6Z Cogen	Chevron USA Inc	McKittrick, CA	27 GWh	Jun 1986	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
South Belridge Cogeneration Facility	AERA Energy LLC	McKittrick, CA	474 GWh	Nov 1985	May 2026	Natural Gas
McKittrick Cogen	Chevron USA Inc	McKittrick, CA	61 GWh	May 2012	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Cymric 36W Cogen	Chevron USA Inc	McKittrick, CA	53 GWh	Sep 1982	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Welport Lease Project	Sentinel Peak Resources California, LLC	McKittrick, CA	34 GWh	Feb 1990	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Pumpjack Solar I	Duke Energy Renewables Services	McKittrick, CA	51 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Rio Bravo Solar 1 LLC	Duke Energy Renewables Services	McKittrick, CA	52 GWh	Nov 2016	Dec 2025	Solar
La Paloma Generating Plant	CXA La Paloma LLC	McKittrick, CA	1 TWh	Dec 2002	May 2026	Natural Gas
North Star Solar	Southern Power Co	Mendota, CA	133 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
CalRenew-1	CalRenew-1 LLC	Mendota, CA	2 GWh	Mar 2010	Dec 2025	Solar
Little Bear Solar 1, LLC	Little Bear Solar 1, LLC (Longroad)	Mendota, CA	64 GWh	Nov 2020	May 2026	Solar
Citizen B	AES Distributed Energy	Mendota, CA	9 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Little Bear 5	Little Bear Solar 5, LLC (Longroad)	Mendota, CA	107 GWh	Nov 2020	May 2026	Solar
Little Bear 4	Little Bear Solar 4, LLC (Longroad)	Mendota, CA	38 GWh	Nov 2020	May 2026	Solar
Luna Valley	Luna Valley Solar I, LLC	Mendota, CA	267 GWh	Jul 2025	May 2026	Solar
Little Bear 3	Little Bear Solar 3, LLC (Longroad)	Mendota, CA	20 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2025	Solar
EMWD - Sun City RWRF	SkyHigh 2 Solar	Menifee, CA	4 GWh	Jun 2021	Dec 2025	Solar
SRI International Cogen Project	IPT SRI Cogeneration Inc	Menlo Park, CA	24 GWh	Mar 1987	May 2026	Natural Gas
Merced Solar LLC	Ecos Energy LLC	Merced, CA	4 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
2097 Helton Solar Project	Solarenewal LLC	Merced, CA	2 GWh	Mar 2014	Dec 2024	Solar
Mission Solar LLC	Ecos Energy LLC	Merced, CA	4 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
UC Merced Solar Hybrid	MN8 Energy LLC	Merced, CA	8 GWh	Nov 2018	Dec 2025	Solar
Broadway 3 - UC Merced 1	MN8 Energy LLC	Merced, CA	929 MWh	Sep 2009	Dec 2025	Solar
Sandrini Solar 200	EDPR CA Solar Park LLC	Mettler, CA	445 GWh	Nov 2024	May 2026	Solar
Sandrini Solar 100	EDPR CA Solar Park II LLC	Mettler, CA	254 GWh	Nov 2024	May 2026	Solar
Sonoma California Geothermal	Geysers Power Co LLC	Middletown, CA	436 GWh	Nov 1983	Dec 2025	Geothermal
Calistoga Power Plant	Geysers Power Co LLC	Middletown, CA	454 GWh	Feb 1984	May 2026	Geothermal
Geothermal 2	Northern California Power Agny	Middletown, CA	363 GWh	Nov 1985	Apr 2026	Geothermal
Geothermal 1	Northern California Power Agny	Middletown, CA	308 GWh	Dec 1982	May 2026	Geothermal
Geysers Unit 5-20	Geysers Power Co LLC	Middletown, CA	4 TWh	Mar 1971	May 2026	Geothermal
Aidlin Geothermal Power Plant	Geysers Power Co LLC	Middletown, CA	82 GWh	Apr 1989	Dec 2025	Geothermal
Mill Creek 3	Southern California Edison Co	Mill Creek, CA	771 MWh	Feb 1903	Dec 2025	Water
FLEX Gibraltar	Bloom Energy	Milpitas, CA	8 GWh	Jan 2017	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
CST001 McCarthy Fuel Cell	2016 ESA Project Company, LLC	Milpitas, CA	9 GWh	Dec 2018	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Mira Loma	Costco Wholesale	Mira Loma, CA	2 GWh	Oct 2011	Dec 2025	Solar
Moccasin	City & County of San Francisco - (CA)	Moccasin, CA	308 GWh	Jul 1969	May 2026	Water
Moccasin Low Head Hydro Project	City & County of San Francisco - (CA)	Moccasin, CA	3 GWh	Jun 1987	Dec 2025	Water
Axium Modesto Solar	Axium US Solar Holdings LLC	Modesto, CA	53 GWh	Nov 2012	Dec 2025	Solar
Alta Wind Energy Center V	Alta Wind V, LLC	Mojave, CA	254 GWh	Mar 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Alta Wind Energy Center IV	Alta Wind IV, LLC	Mojave, CA	168 GWh	Mar 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Alta Wind Energy Center III	Alta Wind III, LLC	Mojave, CA	318 GWh	Jan 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Alta Wind Energy Center II	Alta Wind II, LLC	Mojave, CA	318 GWh	Dec 2010	Dec 2025	Wind
Alta Wind Energy Center I	Alta Wind I, LLC	Mojave, CA	400 GWh	Dec 2010	Dec 2025	Wind
Pinyon Pine II	Pinyon Pines Wind II, LLC	Mojave, CA	204 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
RE Columbia 3 LLC	MN8 Energy LLC	Mojave, CA	23 GWh	Dec 2013	Dec 2025	Solar
Mojave 3/4/5	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Mojave, CA	125 GWh	Nov 1990	Dec 2025	Wind
Brookfield Tehachapi 1	Coram California Development, L.P.	Mojave, CA	164 GWh	Feb 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
TPC Windfarms LLC	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Mojave, CA	42 GWh	Nov 1986	Dec 2025	Wind
Difwind Farms Ltd VI	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Mojave, CA	13 GWh	Dec 1986	Dec 2025	Wind
Rising Tree Wind Farm II	Rising Tree Wind Farm II LLC	Mojave, CA	54 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Rising Tree Wind Farm III	Rising Tree Wind Farm III LLC	Mojave, CA	260 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2025	Wind
Ridgetop	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Mojave, CA	118 GWh	Mar 1994	Dec 2025	Wind
Mojave 16/17/18	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Mojave, CA	66 GWh	Nov 1989	Dec 2025	Wind
Oak Creek Energy Systems I	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Mojave, CA	57 GWh	May 1982	Dec 2025	Wind
Alta Wind VIII	Nextera Energy Resources	Mojave, CA	219 GWh	Dec 2011	Dec 2025	Wind
Pinyon Pine I	Pinyon Pines Wind I, LLC	Mojave, CA	283 GWh	Oct 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
Mustang Hills LLC	Mustang Hills, LLC (Longroad)	Mojave, CA	267 GWh	Apr 2012	Dec 2025	Wind
RE Camelot LLC	Onward Energy	Mojave, CA	121 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#25	Arizona Public Service Company	25.2 TWh	100
#54	Arlington Valley, LLC	3.2 TWh	1
#38	Balancing Authority of Northern California	13.7 TWh	90
#49	Imperial Irrigation District	6.2 TWh	66
#29	Los Angeles Department of Water and Power	18.8 TWh	131
#22	Nevada Power Company	36.8 TWh	143
#51	PUD No. 1 of Douglas County	4.4 TWh	4
#19	Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District	60.3 TWh	49
#57	Turlock Irrigation District	1.9 TWh	11
#40	Western Area Power Administration - Desert Southwest Region	10.4 TWh	34

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	494.1 TWh	1,471
#5	Southwest Power Pool	306.8 TWh	856
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	253.5 TWh	422
#7	California Independent System Operator	169.4 TWh	2,135
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	163.4 TWh	207
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	152.2 TWh	187
#12	New York Independent System Operator	134.3 TWh	1,299
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	112.6 TWh	577
#15	ISO New England	111.1 TWh	1,629
#16	Bonneville Power Administration	91.6 TWh	167