Blythe Mesa Solar II
Intersect Power, LLCRiverside County
Blythe Mesa Solar II is a hybrid solar and battery storage facility with 335.6 MW of EIA-reported total operating capacity and 448 MWh of reported storage energy capacity in Riverside County, California, registered as EIA Plant ID 65053. Intersect Power, LLC is the current owner. The EIA-based plant record ranks Blythe Mesa Solar II #101 in the United States and #20 in California by capacity.
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Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
4-hour storage duration
Blythe Mesa Solar II is operating.
230 kV · Southern California Edison
EIA plant 65053 · Inventory for Sep 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMSES | Batteries | Operating | 112 | 448 |
| IPBMS | Solar Photovoltaic | Operating | 223.6 | Unknown |
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Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMSES | 112 MW 112 MW summer | Batteries BA | Dec 2022 | Operating |
| IPBMS | 223.6 MW 223.6 MW summer | Solar Photovoltaic PV | Dec 2022 | Operating |
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The Bureau of Land Management approved the project’s 5.2-mile gen-tie transmission line and access road crossing BLM-managed public lands.
CAISO
CAISO · Riverside County
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumina Solar Project | 486.6 MW | TX | |
| Lumina II Solar Project | 486.6 MW | TX | |
| IP Radian, LLC | 480 MW | TX | |
| Oberon Solar Project | 375 MW | CA | |
| Oberon II Solar Project | 375 MW | CA | |
| Blythe Mesa Solar IICurrent | 335.6 MW | CA |
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Blythe Mesa Solar II reports 112 MW battery storage + 223.6 MW solar of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
Blythe Mesa Solar II is a Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic facility in Riverside County, CA, participating in the CAISO market.
Blythe Mesa Solar II is in Riverside County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.
Blythe Mesa Solar II is operated by IPX Power USA, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Blythe Mesa Solar II reported 568.7 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
Blythe Mesa Solar II interconnects at Southern California Edison Colorado River Substation, on the Southern California Edison system.
By capacity, Blythe Mesa Solar II ranks #138 of 7,597 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #25 of 972 in CA.
Plants within 25 km, nearest first, regardless of technology. Proximity is straight-line distance between mapped plant coordinates; it does not by itself establish a shared point of interconnection.