Menifee Power Bank — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66494
- Capacity
- 680 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Riverside, CA
- Operating Since
- 2024
- Generators
- 5
- Operator
- Nova Power, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- -117,451 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- -2.0%
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Menifee Power Bank
OperatingBESS
Ranked #5 of 191 BESS plants in CA#27 of 837 nationally
680 MW BESS operating in Riverside, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIA
680 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Batteries
Technology
2024
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
33.7390, -117.1695
County
Riverside, CA
Nearby Plants
- Trestles Grid LLCBESS150 MW · 0.9 km
- EMWD - Perris Valley RWRFSolar3.4 MW · 2.9 km
- EMWD - Sun City RWRFSolar1.6 MW · 6.5 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Nova Power, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Nova Power, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Menifee Power Bank is a 680 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) located in Riverside County, California. The facility, owned and operated by Nova Power, LLC, began operating in 2024. It consists of 5 generators utilizing lithium-ion batteries (LIB) to store electricity. The plant's total storage capacity is 920 MWh, providing a duration of 4 hours at its full power output. The primary fuel type is listed as "MWH," indicating that the plant draws electricity from the grid to charge its batteries.
The Menifee Power Bank operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. It is the 5th largest power plant in California out of 112, and the 36th largest in the United States out of 514. The plant's size and location have made it a subject of interest in industry and grid-related news, with 5 news articles published about it.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
500 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
MENIFEE POWER BANK
ActiveBattery680 MWCAISO
Generation
−10.2K MWh
Net Charging
-117.5K MWh
Annual Net Energy
-2.0%
Capacity Factor
Positive values indicate net discharge (generation exceeds station load). Negative values indicate net charging. Pure battery storage plants are typically net negative due to round-trip efficiency losses.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
ROMOLA_7_004
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (5)Beta
Industry·technology
America's Grid Battery Boom is Just Getting Started
A quick editor's note: Before getting into our regularly scheduled newslettering for the week, I wanted to share a new free clean energy...
Distilled | Michael Thomas·1 years ago
Industry·technology
Solar and battery storage to make up 81% of new U.S. electric-generating capacity in 2024
From December 26 to January 3, Today in Energy will feature some of our favorite articles from 2024. Today's article was originally...
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (.gov)·1 years ago
Grid·capacity addition
This California city is trading an old gas plant for a giant grid battery
Calpine's billion-dollar, 680-megawatt project in Menifee will be one of the biggest batteries in the U.S. when it comes online this summer.
Calpine (developer)
Canary Media·1 years ago
Industry·technology
US facing continuing battery energy storage boom in 2024
The US is facing a continuing boom in battery energy storage in 2024, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
US Energy Information Administration (other)EIA (other)
www.bestmag.co.uk·2 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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