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	Oct 2026
Annual Generation	168.7 TWh
Power Plants	2,170
Utilities	1,001
Ranked #7 out of 64 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #14 out of 53 in terms of annual generation from natural gas
Power Plant Types	Natural Gas \| 32% Solar \| 30.9% Water \| 12.2% Wind \| 11.8% Nuclear \| 11.2% Coal \| 0%

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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
Citizen B	AES Distributed Energy	Mendota, CA	9 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Adera Solar	AES Distributed Energy	Chowchilla, CA	33 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Golden Hills Wind	Golden Hills Wind, LLC	Livermore, CA	253 GWh	Nov 2015	Dec 2025	Wind
Silver State Solar Power South	Silver State Solar Power South, LLC	Primm Valley, NV	621 GWh	Oct 2015	Jul 2026	Solar
Quinto Solar PV Project	Arevon Energy, Inc.	Gustine, CA	243 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Sierra Solar Greenworks	AES Distributed Energy	Lancaster, CA	41 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Morelos del Sol	Southern Power Co	Lost Hills, CA	31 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Equinix San Jose	Bloom Energy	San Jose, CA	7 GWh	Oct 2015	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Redcrest Solar Farm	AES Distributed Energy	Edison, CA	34 GWh	Sep 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Columbia Solar Energy, LLC	Columbia Solar Energy LLC	Pittsburg, CA	12 GWh	Sep 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Tequesquite Landfill Solar PV Project	Solar Star California XXXI, LLC	Riverside, CA	11 GWh	Sep 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Fresno Solar	Wellhead Services, Inc	San Joaquin, CA	5 GWh	Sep 2015	Aug 2025	Solar
Adelanto Solar, LLC	Adelanto Solar, LLC	Adelanto, CA	59 GWh	Aug 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Morgan Lancaster 1	Terraform Arcadia	Lancaster, CA	818 MWh	Aug 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Lindberg FIeld Solar	Lindberg Field Solar I LLC	San Diego, CA	3 GWh	Aug 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
McCoy Solar Energy Project Hybrid	McCoy Solar, LLC	Blythe, CA	639 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
SEPV Palmdale East	AES Distributed Energy	Palmdale, CA	24 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Catalina Solar 2, LLC	Onward Energy	Rosamond, CA	55 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
AP North Lake I, LP	AP North Lake I, LP	Hemet, CA	46 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
SPI Anderson 2	Sierra Pacific Industries	Anderson, CA	122 GWh	Jul 2015	Dec 2025	Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7%
Adelanto Solar II, LLC	Adelanto Solar II, LLC	Adelanto, CA	18 GWh	Jun 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Kettleman Solar -Centaurus	Boralex US Operations LLC	Kettleman City, CA	43 GWh	Jun 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Victor Dry Farm Ranch A	AES Distributed Energy	Victorville, CA	10 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Victor Dry Farm Ranch B	AES Distributed Energy	Victorville, CA	10 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
North Star Solar	Southern Power Co	Mendota, CA	133 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Rising Tree Wind Farm III	Rising Tree Wind Farm III LLC	Mojave, CA	260 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2025	Wind
Colton Solar One, LLC	Colton Solar One, LLC	San Bernardino, CA	4 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
National Raisin	National Raisin	Fowler, CA	5 GWh	May 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Cottonwood Solar, LLC (Goose Lake)	Onward Energy	Lost Hills, CA	30 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Cottonwood Solar, LLC (City of Corcoran)	Onward Energy	Corcoran, CA	21 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Shafter Solar LLC	Shafter Solar LLC	Bakersfield, CA	41 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Algonquin SKIC20 Solar LLC	Algonquin Power Co	Taft, CA	41 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Corcoran Solar 2	RWE Clean Energy	Corcoran, CA	47 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Atwell Island West Solar	RWE Clean Energy	Alpaugh, CA	52 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Alamo Solar	Onward Energy	Oro Grande, CA	49 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Coronal Lost Hills	Arevon Energy, Inc.	Lost Hills, CA	35 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Sun Harvest Solar NDP1	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Dos Palos, CA	3 GWh	Apr 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Venable Solar 1	Madison Energy Investments LLC	Blythe, CA	4 GWh	Mar 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Venable Solar 2	Madison Energy Investments LLC	Blythe, CA	3 GWh	Mar 2015	Sep 2025	Solar
Lost Hills/Blackwell	Southern Power Co	Lost Hills, CA	59 GWh	Mar 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Rancho Cucamonga Dist #1	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	3 GWh	Mar 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Colton Solar Two, LLC	Colton Solar Two, LLC	Colton, CA	789 MWh	Mar 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Santa Fe Springs Rooftop Solar BLDG M	Golden Springs Development Company LLC	Santa Fe Springs, CA	3 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Santa Fe Springs Rooftop Solar BLDG H	Golden Springs Development Company LLC	Santa Fe Springs, CA	2 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Park Meridian #1	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Riverside, CA	3 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Terra Francesco	Altus Power America Management, LLC	Ontario, CA	2 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Vega Solar	Vega Solar, LLC	Los Banos, CA	49 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
UC Davis South Campus	Solar Star California XXXII, LLC	Davis, CA	12 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Silicon Valley Clean Water	Silicon Valley Clean Water	Redwood City, CA	8 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2025	Other Biomass Gas : 95.0% Natural Gas : 5.0%
Firebaugh-CCS-PV-1	Mike Woolf Farming	Firebaugh, CA	2 GWh	Feb 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Wildwood Solar I, LLC	Deriva Energy	Wasco, CA	48 GWh	Jan 2015	Dec 2025	Solar
Zero Waste Energy Development Co LLC	Zero Waste Energy Development Company LLC	San Jose, CA	224 MWh	Jan 2015	Dec 2025	Other Biomass Gas
Rising Tree Wind Farm	Rising Tree Wind Farm LLC	Mojave, CA	250 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Rising Tree Wind Farm II	Rising Tree Wind Farm II LLC	Mojave, CA	54 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Pumpjack Solar I	Deriva Energy	McKittrick, CA	51 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Diamond Valley Solar Project	Ecos Energy LLC	Winchester, CA	2 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Coronus Adelanto West 1	Clean Focus Yield, LLC	Adelanto, CA	3 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Coronus Adelanto West 2	Clean Focus Yield, LLC	Adelanto, CA	3 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Intel Santa Clara	Bloom Energy	Santa Clara, CA	7 GWh	Dec 2014	Dec 2025	Natural Gas
Mojave Solar Project	Mojave Solar LLC	Hinkley, CA	588 GWh	Nov 2014	Jul 2026	Solar
Lone Valley Solar Park I LLC	Lone Valley Solar Park I LLC	Lucerne Valley, CA	24 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Garnet Solar Generation Station I LLC	Garnet Solar Generation Station I LLC	Palm Springs, CA	9 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2024	Solar
Summer North Solar	AES Distributed Energy	Lancaster, CA	13 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
RE Camelot LLC	Onward Energy	Mojave, CA	121 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
RE Adams East, LLC	Onward Energy	Fresno, CA	41 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
RE Kansas Solar, LLC	Onward Energy	Lemoore, CA	24 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
RE Old River One, LLC	Onward Energy	Bakersfield, CA	38 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
RE Columbia Two, LLC	Onward Energy	Mojave, CA	41 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
RE Kent South, LLC	Onward Energy	Lemoore, CA	36 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
CID Solar, LLC	Onward Energy	Corcoran, CA	41 GWh	Nov 2014	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
Lancaster Little Rock	AES Distributed Energy	Landers, CA	3 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Merced Solar LLC	Ecos Energy LLC	Merced, CA	4 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Mission Solar LLC	Ecos Energy LLC	Merced, CA	4 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Hollister Solar LLC	Ecos Energy LLC	Hollister, CA	4 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Madelyn Solar, LLC	CD US Solar PO 3, LLC	Silver Lake, CA	2 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Rudy Solar, LLC	CD US Solar PO 3, LLC	Silver Lake, CA	3 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Mitchell Solar, LLC	CD US Solar PO 3, LLC	Silver Lake, CA	4 GWh	Nov 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
SCV Water - Gladbach Water Treatment Plant Phases I and II	SCV Water	Santa Clara, CA	858 MWh	Nov 2014	Oct 2025	Solar
Regulus Solar Project	Regulus Solar, LLC	Bakersfield, CA	150 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Desert Green Solar Farm LLC	Invenergy Services LLC	Boulevard, CA	10 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Solar Gen 2 Solar Facility	Southern Power Co	Calipatria, CA	377 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Western Antelope Blue Sky Ranch A	AES Distributed Energy	Lancaster, CA	43 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Lancaster Dry Farm Ranch B	AES Distributed Energy	Lancaster, CA	10 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Expressway Solar C2	AES Distributed Energy	Victorville, CA	3 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Lancaster Solar 1	Boralex US Operations LLC	Lancaster, CA	2 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Lancaster Solar 2	Boralex US Operations LLC	Lancaster, CA	2 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Victor Mesa Linda B2	AES Distributed Energy	Victorville, CA	4 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Victor Mesa Linda C2	AES Distributed Energy	Victorville, CA	4 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Victor Mesa Linda D2	AES Distributed Energy	Victorville, CA	4 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Victor Mesa Linda E2	AES Distributed Energy	Victorville, CA	4 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
City of Soledad Water Reclamation	Foundation HA Energy Generation, LLC	Soledad, CA	4 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Taylor Farms	Foundation HA Energy Generation, LLC	Gonzales, CA	4 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Wind
Anheuser-Busch #2	Foundation HA Energy Generation, LLC	Fairfield, CA	3 GWh	Oct 2014	Jul 2026	Wind
SCE-Snowline-White Road (South)	SunEdison LLC	Phelan, CA	3 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
SCE-Snowline-White Road (North)	SunEdison LLC	Phelan, CA	3 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
SCE-Snowline-White Rd (Central)	SunEdison LLC	Phelan, CA	3 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
Baker Creek Hydroelectric	Baker Station Associates, LP	Bridgeville, CA	3 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Water
TA-Acacia, LLC	Onward Energy	Lancaster, CA	48 GWh	Oct 2014	Dec 2025	Solar
SCE-Snowline-Duncan Road (North)	SunEdison LLC	Phelan, CA	3 GWh	Sep 2014	Dec 2025	Solar

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#25	Arizona Public Service Company	25.8 TWh	102
#55	Arlington Valley, LLC	3.2 TWh	1
#38	Balancing Authority of Northern California	13.9 TWh	91
#49	Imperial Irrigation District	6.2 TWh	66
#29	Los Angeles Department of Water and Power	19.3 TWh	132
#22	Nevada Power Company	38.6 TWh	143
#51	PUD No. 1 of Douglas County	4.4 TWh	5
#19	Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District	60.5 TWh	51
#57	Turlock Irrigation District	1.9 TWh	11
#39	Western Area Power Administration - Desert Southwest Region	10.6 TWh	36

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#3	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.	506.3 TWh	1,487
#5	Southwest Power Pool	314.5 TWh	876
#6	Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans	259.3 TWh	423
#7	California Independent System Operator	168.7 TWh	2,170
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	166.2 TWh	209
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	153.0 TWh	188
#12	New York Independent System Operator	134.1 TWh	1,334
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	113.4 TWh	578
#15	ISO New England	112.2 TWh	1,667
#16	Bonneville Power Administration	91.1 TWh	170