Baldy Mesa 2_Silver Peak Hybrid

OperatingBESSSolarHybrid

Ranked #125 of 963 Solar plants in CA#955 of 7447 nationally

75 MW Batteries (25 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (50 MW) operating in San Bernardino, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEM

75 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic

2024

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

34.6091, -117.4537

County

San Bernardino, CA

Nearby Plants

Baldy Mesa Solar & Storage
BESS225 MW · 0.1 km
Otoe Solar Power Generation Station 1 LL
Solar1.5 MW · 6.3 km
Coronus Adelanto West 1
Solar1.5 MW · 6.8 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

Located in San Bernardino County, California, the Baldy Mesa 2_Silver Peak Hybrid plant is a 75 MW hybrid facility consisting of solar photovoltaic generation and battery energy storage. The plant, which began operating in 2024, is owned and operated by AES Clean Energy. It utilizes single-axis trackers for its solar panels and lithium-ion batteries for energy storage. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a total storage capacity of 100 MWh and a duration of 4 hours.

The plant's primary fuel source is categorized as "MWH," reflecting its hybrid nature. In its latest year of operation, the plant generated 118,745 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 18.0%. The Baldy Mesa 2_Silver Peak Hybrid plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. It is ranked as the 135th largest plant in California out of 300, and nationally it is ranked 553rd out of 1205. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL Solar, and it has been the subject of two news articles related to deals.

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

115 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

5.2K MWh

Latest Month

118.7K MWh

Annual Generation

18.0%

Capacity Factor

Financial DataBeta

Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Hamlin Substation · 230 kV

Substation Distance

< 10 km

Operator

AES

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

CAISO

LMP Node

ROADWAY_1_N001

Pricing Hub

TH_SP15_GEN-APND

Location Type

Pricing Node

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

News & Articles (3)Beta

Deals·ppa

Renewable hybrid project tied to Amazon PPA reaches commercial operations

Amazon has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to source power from AES from two of its new solar-plus-storage power plants in Adelanto, in California's...

Amazon (buyer)AES (seller)

Data Center Dynamics·1 years ago

Deals·ppa

Amazon, community choice groups buy power from hybrid solar, wind and BESS in California

Power from new co-located renewable energy and battery projects in California will be bought by Amazon and a number of Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs).

Amazon (buyer)

Energy-Storage.News·1 years ago