Beacon BESS 1 is a 20 MW Batteries asset in California, currently Operating.
Beacon BESS 1 is reported in California since 2018 under Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. Available operating and financial measures include -1.7% capacity factor and -3 GWh annual generation; $1239/kW reported CapEx.
- Location
- Kern, California
- Technology
- Batteries
- Owner / parent
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
- Operator
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
- Grid
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- Plant ID
- 61431
What stands out
Beacon BESS 1 is a 20 MW Batteries asset in California with status Operating.
Latest annual operating measures report -1.7% capacity factor and -3 GWh annual generation.
Available financial measures include $1239/kW CapEx.
Latest linked story: “Designing for Extremes: Battery Storage in the Mojave Desert” (POWER Magazine, 2019-02-01).
Market and operating context
- Balancing authority
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- NERC region
- WECC
- State rank
- #124 of 202
- National rank
- #523 of 994
Why it matters
For this asset, operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.
