Raceway Solar & Storage

OperatingBESSSolarHybrid

Ranked #57 of 963 Solar plants in CA#301 of 7447 nationally

205 MW Batteries (80 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (125 MW) operating in Los Angeles, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEM

205 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic

2024

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

34.8424, -118.2862

County

Los Angeles, CA

Nearby Plants

Raceway Solar
Solar50 MW · 0.3 km
Rabbitbrush Solar, LLC
BESS120 MW · 3.4 km
Erie Solar, LLC
Solar20 MW · 4.0 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	AES Clean Energy	AES Clean Energy	—
Owner(s)	AES Clean Energy	AES Clean Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as AES Clean Energy

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Raceway Solar & Storage is a 205 MW hybrid power plant located in Los Angeles County, California. The facility, which began operating in 2024, is owned and operated by AES Clean Energy. It utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery energy storage. The plant consists of two generators and features single-axis solar tracking. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 320 MWh, providing a duration of 4 hours and employing lithium-ion battery (LIB) chemistry.

The plant's latest annual generation was 368,054 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 20.5%. Raceway Solar & Storage operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. It ranks as the 61st largest solar facility in California out of 112, and 255th nationally out of 514. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, and it has been featured in three news articles, covering industry and regulatory topics.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

WECC

Balancing Authority

California Independent System Operator

Grid Voltage

230 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Interconnection Queue4 projectsBeta

VISTA RELIABILITY

WithdrawnBattery254.3 MWCAISO

Generation

16.5K MWh

Latest Month

368.1K MWh

Annual Generation

20.5%

Capacity Factor

Financial DataBeta

Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH

$35.9/MWh

LCOE (Levelized Cost)

Pricing & Market Data

MEDIUM confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

CAISO

LMP Node

TUMBWD_7_N002

Pricing Hub

TH_SP15_GEN-APND

Location Type

Pricing Node

Node Source

Curated node match

News & Articles (4)Beta

Industry·corporate

Hidden Valley split over natural gas plant, battery storage proposal

Another development project is on the horizon for Hidden Valley and Thunderbird Farms, but this time, opinions are split. A small team from White Plains,...

White Plains (developer)

InMaricopa.com·3 months ago

Industry·technology

Affordable Wire Management introduces Strata for utility-scale BESS

Engineered for today's market-leading battery energy storage systems (BESS), Strata delivers a clean, scalable pathway for managing power and control cables.

Affordable Wire Management (other)

Solar Builder·10 months ago

Regulatory·permitting

Brookfield commences permitting for Oregon 4GWh hybrid BESS facility

Brookfield Renewable US has entered the permitting process for a hybrid solar and BESS facility which would be among the biggest in the world to date in terms...

Brookfield Renewable US (developer)

Energy-Storage.News·1 years ago