# Blythe Mesa Solar II

CAISO Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/blythe-mesa-solar-ii

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.

## Key facts

- Technology: Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Power capacity: 335.6 MW
- Energy capacity: 448 MWh
- Operating status: operating

## Grid and market context

- ISO/RTO: CAISO
- Balancing authority: CISO / CAISO
- Substation: Southern California Edison Colorado River Substation
- Point of interconnection: Southern California Edison Colorado River Substation
- Transmission owner: Southern California Edison
- Interconnection voltage: 230 kV

## Source-backed facts

- Owner logo domain: intersect.com — Intersect Power · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"65053","system":"EIA plant code"},{"value":"53585","system":"FERC EIA ID"},{"value":"BSM2","system":"CAISO SCID"},{"value":"ER22-1482-000","system":"FERC MBR docket"},{"value":"IPBMS","system":"FERC generation asset / solar resource"},{"value":"BMSES","system":"FERC generation asset / battery resource"},{"value":"CISO","system":"CAISO balancing authority"},{"value":"Blythe Mesa Solar 2 BESS","system":"CAISO NQC resource"}] — Notice of New Market Participant · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"65053","system":"EIA plant code"},{"value":"53585","system":"FERC EIA ID"},{"value":"BSM2","system":"CAISO SCID"},{"value":"ER22-1482-000","system":"FERC MBR docket"},{"value":"IPBMS","system":"FERC generation asset / solar resource"},{"value":"BMSES","system":"FERC generation asset / battery resource"},{"value":"CISO","system":"CAISO balancing authority"},{"value":"Blythe Mesa Solar 2 BESS","system":"CAISO NQC resource"}] — MBR | Asset Appendix Report · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"65053","system":"EIA plant code"},{"value":"53585","system":"FERC EIA ID"},{"value":"BSM2","system":"CAISO SCID"},{"value":"ER22-1482-000","system":"FERC MBR docket"},{"value":"IPBMS","system":"FERC generation asset / solar resource"},{"value":"BMSES","system":"FERC generation asset / battery resource"},{"value":"CISO","system":"CAISO balancing authority"},{"value":"Blythe Mesa Solar 2 BESS","system":"CAISO NQC resource"}] — 2024 Final NQC List · confidence: medium
- Owner name: Intersect Power, LLC — BLM announces Blythe Mesa Solar Project is fully operational | Bureau of Land Management · confidence: medium
- Description: Blythe Mesa Solar II, also known as the Athos III solar project, is an operational solar-and-battery facility in Riverside County, California. EIA-based plant records report 335.6 MW of nameplate capacity across two generating units, comprising a 223.6 MW solar resource and a 112 MW battery resource. Intersect Power announced commercial operation in December 2022, with the facility connected to the Southern California Edison Colorado River Substation through a 230-kV gen-tie. — MBR | Asset Appendix Report · confidence: medium
- Description: Blythe Mesa Solar II, also known as the Athos III solar project, is an operational solar-and-battery facility in Riverside County, California. EIA-based plant records report 335.6 MW of nameplate capacity across two generating units, comprising a 223.6 MW solar resource and a 112 MW battery resource. Intersect Power announced commercial operation in December 2022, with the facility connected to the Southern California Edison Colorado River Substation through a 230-kV gen-tie. — BLM announces Blythe Mesa Solar Project is fully operational | Bureau of Land Management · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.2: {"value":"BSM2","system":"CAISO SCID"} — Notice of New Market Participant · confidence: high
- Identifiers.3: {"value":"ER22-1482-000","system":"FERC MBR docket"} — MBR | Asset Appendix Report · confidence: high
- Identifiers.4: {"value":"IPBMS","system":"FERC generation asset / solar resource"} — MBR | Asset Appendix Report · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.5: {"value":"BMSES","system":"FERC generation asset / battery resource"} — MBR | Asset Appendix Report · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.7: {"value":"Blythe Mesa Solar 2 BESS","system":"CAISO NQC resource"} — 2024 Final NQC List · confidence: medium
- Parties.0: {"relationship":"Registered owner / FERC filing entity","name":"Blythe Mesa Solar II, LLC","official_url":null} — MBR | Asset Appendix Report · confidence: high
- Parties.3: {"relationship":"Prior owner","name":"RRG Renewables","official_url":null} — BLM announces Blythe Mesa Solar Project is fully operational | Bureau of Land Management · confidence: high
- Parties.4: {"relationship":"Engineering, procurement, and construction contractor","name":"Signal Energy Constructors","official_url":"https://www.signalenergy.com"} — Nextpower Inc., Intersect Power Selects Signal Energy and Nextracker for Two Utility-Scale Solar Projects in California and California · confidence: high
- Parties.4: {"relationship":"Engineering, procurement, and construction contractor","name":"Signal Energy Constructors","official_url":"https://www.signalenergy.com"} — Signal Energy | Athos III Solar + Storage · confidence: high
- Parties.5: {"relationship":"Solar module OEM","name":"First Solar, Inc.","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com"} — Nextpower Inc., Intersect Power Selects Signal Energy and Nextracker for Two Utility-Scale Solar Projects in California and California · confidence: high
- Parties.6: {"relationship":"Solar tracker and control-system OEM","name":"Nextracker","official_url":"https://www.nextracker.com"} — Nextpower Inc., Intersect Power Selects Signal Energy and Nextracker for Two Utility-Scale Solar Projects in California and California · confidence: high
- Interconnection: Southern California Edison’s Colorado River Substation, via a 230-kV generation-tie line. — Source · confidence: high
- Site acres: 3600 — Source · confidence: medium
- Unit configuration: Two generating units: approximately 224 MW solar photovoltaic and 112 MW battery storage, forming a solar-and-battery hybrid. — Source · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: Operational Blythe Mesa Solar II (also known as Athos III) includes a 224 MWac / 310 MWp solar PV facility, 448 MWh of co-located storage, and a 230-kV gen-tie to the Southern California Edison Colorado River Substation. Signal Energy's full design-build scope covered civil, structural, collection, grounding, communications, auxiliary power, cable and auxiliary-transformer/panel procurement, and complete civil, foundation, and electrical construction. The EIA-based plant record reports two generating units totaling 335.6 MW. Explicitly identified equipment families are Tesla Megapack 2.0, First Solar Series 6 PV modules, and Nextracker NX Horizon trackers with TrueCapture software; installed module, battery-unit, container, PCS, and inverter counts are not stated. — Source · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: Operational Blythe Mesa Solar II (also known as Athos III) includes a 224 MWac / 310 MWp solar PV facility, 448 MWh of co-located storage, and a 230-kV gen-tie to the Southern California Edison Colorado River Substation. Signal Energy's full design-build scope covered civil, structural, collection, grounding, communications, auxiliary power, cable and auxiliary-transformer/panel procurement, and complete civil, foundation, and electrical construction. The EIA-based plant record reports two generating units totaling 335.6 MW. Explicitly identified equipment families are Tesla Megapack 2.0, First Solar Series 6 PV modules, and Nextracker NX Horizon trackers with TrueCapture software; installed module, battery-unit, container, PCS, and inverter counts are not stated. — Signal Energy | Athos III Solar + Storage · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: Operational Blythe Mesa Solar II (also known as Athos III) includes a 224 MWac / 310 MWp solar PV facility, 448 MWh of co-located storage, and a 230-kV gen-tie to the Southern California Edison Colorado River Substation. Signal Energy's full design-build scope covered civil, structural, collection, grounding, communications, auxiliary power, cable and auxiliary-transformer/panel procurement, and complete civil, foundation, and electrical construction. The EIA-based plant record reports two generating units totaling 335.6 MW. Explicitly identified equipment families are Tesla Megapack 2.0, First Solar Series 6 PV modules, and Nextracker NX Horizon trackers with TrueCapture software; installed module, battery-unit, container, PCS, and inverter counts are not stated. — Source · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://www.tesla.com/megapack — Signal Energy | Athos III Solar + Storage · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://www.tesla.com/megapack — Megapack | Tesla · confidence: medium
- Manufacturer domain: tesla.com — Signal Energy | Athos III Solar + Storage · confidence: medium
- Equipment models: [{"manufacturer_domain":"tesla.com","product_url":"https://www.tesla.com/megapack","count":null,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Megapack 2.0"},{"manufacturer_domain":"firstsolar.com","product_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-6","count":null,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Series 6 photovoltaic solar modules"},{"manufacturer_domain":"nextracker.com","product_url":"https://www.nextracker.com/products/nx-horizon","count":null,"unit_mw":null,"name":"NX Horizon smart solar trackers"}] — Series 6 Family | First Solar · confidence: medium
- Product family: Megapack 2.0 — Signal Energy | Athos III Solar + Storage · confidence: medium
- Equipment models.0: {"manufacturer_domain":"tesla.com","product_url":"https://www.tesla.com/megapack","count":null,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Megapack 2.0"} — Signal Energy | Athos III Solar + Storage · confidence: medium
- Equipment models.1: {"manufacturer_domain":"firstsolar.com","product_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-6","count":null,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Series 6 photovoltaic solar modules"} — Series 6 Family | First Solar · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: Operational Blythe Mesa Solar II (also known as Athos III) includes a 224 MWac / 310 MWp solar PV facility, 448 MWh of co-located storage, and a 230-kV gen-tie to the Southern California Edison Colorado River Substation. Signal Energy's full design-build scope covered civil, structural, collection, grounding, communications, auxiliary power, cable and auxiliary-transformer/panel procurement, and complete civil, foundation, and electrical construction. The EIA-based plant record reports two generating units totaling 335.6 MW. Explicitly identified equipment families are Tesla Megapack 2.0, First Solar Series 6 PV modules, and Nextracker NX Horizon trackers with TrueCapture software; installed module, battery-unit, container, PCS, and inverter counts are not stated. — Signal Energy | Athos III Solar + Storage · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: Operational Blythe Mesa Solar II (also known as Athos III) includes a 224 MWac / 310 MWp solar PV facility, 448 MWh of co-located storage, and a 230-kV gen-tie to the Southern California Edison Colorado River Substation. Signal Energy's full design-build scope covered civil, structural, collection, grounding, communications, auxiliary power, cable and auxiliary-transformer/panel procurement, and complete civil, foundation, and electrical construction. The EIA-based plant record reports two generating units totaling 335.6 MW. Explicitly identified equipment families are Tesla Megapack 2.0, First Solar Series 6 PV modules, and Nextracker NX Horizon trackers with TrueCapture software; installed module, battery-unit, container, PCS, and inverter counts are not stated. — Source · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://www.tesla.com/megapack — Megapack · confidence: high
- Product url: https://www.tesla.com/megapack — Signal Energy | Athos III Solar + Storage · confidence: high
- Kind: solar — Signal Energy | Athos III Solar + Storage · confidence: high
- Manufacturer domain: tesla.com — Signal Energy | Athos III Solar + Storage · confidence: high
- Product family: Megapack 2.0 — Signal Energy | Athos III Solar + Storage · confidence: high
- Equipment models.0: {"manufacturer_domain":"tesla.com","product_url":"https://www.tesla.com/megapack","count":null,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Megapack 2.0"} — Signal Energy | Athos III Solar + Storage · confidence: high
- Equipment models.1: {"manufacturer_domain":"firstsolar.com","product_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-6","count":null,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Series 6 photovoltaic solar modules"} — First Solar Series 6 · confidence: medium
- Significance: The EIA-based plant record ranks Blythe Mesa Solar II #101 in the United States and #20 in California by capacity. Its 230-kV gen-tie connects the facility to Southern California Edison’s Colorado River Substation. — BLM announces Blythe Mesa Solar Project is fully operational | Bureau of Land Management · confidence: medium
- Description: Blythe Mesa Solar II, also known as the Athos III solar project, is an operational solar-and-battery facility in Riverside County, California, within CAISO. EIA-based records report 335.6 MW of nameplate capacity across two generating units; FERC records attribute 223.6 MW to the IPBMS solar resource and 112 MW to the BMSES battery resource. Intersect Power took ownership from RRG Renewables in 2020, began construction in 2021, and announced commercial operation on December 22, 2022. The facility occupies approximately 3,600 acres of private land and uses a 230-kV gen-tie crossing BLM-managed land to reach the Colorado River Substation. — MBR | Asset Appendix Report · confidence: medium
- Description: Blythe Mesa Solar II, also known as the Athos III solar project, is an operational solar-and-battery facility in Riverside County, California, within CAISO. EIA-based records report 335.6 MW of nameplate capacity across two generating units; FERC records attribute 223.6 MW to the IPBMS solar resource and 112 MW to the BMSES battery resource. Intersect Power took ownership from RRG Renewables in 2020, began construction in 2021, and announced commercial operation on December 22, 2022. The facility occupies approximately 3,600 acres of private land and uses a 230-kV gen-tie crossing BLM-managed land to reach the Colorado River Substation. — BLM announces Blythe Mesa Solar Project is fully operational | Bureau of Land Management · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["The acquisition is publicly documented as occurring in 2020, but the transaction month and purchase consideration were not disclosed in the sources reviewed.","The $2.6 billion figure relates to eight financing transactions for Intersect Power’s six-project portfolio, not to the acquisition price of Blythe Mesa Solar II. The approximately $800 million construction financing covered Athos III and the Radian project together.","Capacity and storage ratings vary by source and project-financing stage: EIA/FERC records show 335.6 MW of plant nameplate capacity, while Intersect’s operating announcement reports 224 MWac/310 MWp and 448 MWh of storage; its financing announcement refers to 310 MWdc and 453 MWh of BESS.","No expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone for EIA plant 65053 was identified in the reviewed project, regulatory, and operating records."] — BLM announces Blythe Mesa Solar Project is fully operational | Bureau of Land Management · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["The acquisition is publicly documented as occurring in 2020, but the transaction month and purchase consideration were not disclosed in the sources reviewed.","The $2.6 billion figure relates to eight financing transactions for Intersect Power’s six-project portfolio, not to the acquisition price of Blythe Mesa Solar II. The approximately $800 million construction financing covered Athos III and the Radian project together.","Capacity and storage ratings vary by source and project-financing stage: EIA/FERC records show 335.6 MW of plant nameplate capacity, while Intersect’s operating announcement reports 224 MWac/310 MWp and 448 MWh of storage; its financing announcement refers to 310 MWdc and 453 MWh of BESS.","No expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone for EIA plant 65053 was identified in the reviewed project, regulatory, and operating records."] — Intersect Power Secures $2.6 Billion in Project Financing to Build Out Near Term Portfolio Including 2.2 GWDC of Late-Stage Solar with 1.4 GWh of Storage; Projects Will be in Operation by 2023 · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["The acquisition is publicly documented as occurring in 2020, but the transaction month and purchase consideration were not disclosed in the sources reviewed.","The $2.6 billion figure relates to eight financing transactions for Intersect Power’s six-project portfolio, not to the acquisition price of Blythe Mesa Solar II. The approximately $800 million construction financing covered Athos III and the Radian project together.","Capacity and storage ratings vary by source and project-financing stage: EIA/FERC records show 335.6 MW of plant nameplate capacity, while Intersect’s operating announcement reports 224 MWac/310 MWp and 448 MWh of storage; its financing announcement refers to 310 MWdc and 453 MWh of BESS.","No expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone for EIA plant 65053 was identified in the reviewed project, regulatory, and operating records."] — More details on Intersect Power's construction financing · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["The acquisition is publicly documented as occurring in 2020, but the transaction month and purchase consideration were not disclosed in the sources reviewed.","The $2.6 billion figure relates to eight financing transactions for Intersect Power’s six-project portfolio, not to the acquisition price of Blythe Mesa Solar II. The approximately $800 million construction financing covered Athos III and the Radian project together.","Capacity and storage ratings vary by source and project-financing stage: EIA/FERC records show 335.6 MW of plant nameplate capacity, while Intersect’s operating announcement reports 224 MWac/310 MWp and 448 MWh of storage; its financing announcement refers to 310 MWdc and 453 MWh of BESS.","No expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone for EIA plant 65053 was identified in the reviewed project, regulatory, and operating records."] — Proximo Awards Winners Publication 2021 · confidence: medium
- Financing summary: On November 18, 2021, Intersect Power announced the closing of eight separate transactions totaling $2.6 billion in financing commitments for construction and operations across a six-project portfolio that included Athos III. The portfolio financing comprised construction financing, tax equity, land financing, and portfolio-level term debt; $1.4 billion of term debt was provided by HPS Investment Partners and co-investors. Approximately $800 million of construction financing supported Athos III and the Radian project together, with MUFG and Santander Bank as coordinating lead arrangers and KeyBanc Capital Markets, CoBank, and Helaba as additional joint lead arrangers; a later operating announcement also names Nord LB. Approximately $400 million of tax-equity commitments were secured across the portfolio, including Morgan Stanley Renewables Inc. for Athos III. Public trade reporting further described the Athos financing as including a $203 million construction bridge, a $207 million tax-equity bridge, and an $83 million letter of credit. No sale consideration for the 2020 acquisition was disclosed. — Intersect Power Secures $2.6 Billion in Project Financing to Build Out Near Term Portfolio Including 2.2 GWDC of Late-Stage Solar with 1.4 GWh of Storage; Projects Will be in Operation by 2023 · confidence: medium
- Financing summary: On November 18, 2021, Intersect Power announced the closing of eight separate transactions totaling $2.6 billion in financing commitments for construction and operations across a six-project portfolio that included Athos III. The portfolio financing comprised construction financing, tax equity, land financing, and portfolio-level term debt; $1.4 billion of term debt was provided by HPS Investment Partners and co-investors. Approximately $800 million of construction financing supported Athos III and the Radian project together, with MUFG and Santander Bank as coordinating lead arrangers and KeyBanc Capital Markets, CoBank, and Helaba as additional joint lead arrangers; a later operating announcement also names Nord LB. Approximately $400 million of tax-equity commitments were secured across the portfolio, including Morgan Stanley Renewables Inc. for Athos III. Public trade reporting further described the Athos financing as including a $203 million construction bridge, a $207 million tax-equity bridge, and an $83 million letter of credit. No sale consideration for the 2020 acquisition was disclosed. — Intersect | Intersect Reaches Commercial Operation of 310 MWp Athos… · confidence: medium
- Financing summary: On November 18, 2021, Intersect Power announced the closing of eight separate transactions totaling $2.6 billion in financing commitments for construction and operations across a six-project portfolio that included Athos III. The portfolio financing comprised construction financing, tax equity, land financing, and portfolio-level term debt; $1.4 billion of term debt was provided by HPS Investment Partners and co-investors. Approximately $800 million of construction financing supported Athos III and the Radian project together, with MUFG and Santander Bank as coordinating lead arrangers and KeyBanc Capital Markets, CoBank, and Helaba as additional joint lead arrangers; a later operating announcement also names Nord LB. Approximately $400 million of tax-equity commitments were secured across the portfolio, including Morgan Stanley Renewables Inc. for Athos III. Public trade reporting further described the Athos financing as including a $203 million construction bridge, a $207 million tax-equity bridge, and an $83 million letter of credit. No sale consideration for the 2020 acquisition was disclosed. — More details on Intersect Power's construction financing · confidence: medium

## Timeline

- 2015 — BLM gen-tie and access-road approval
  The Bureau of Land Management approved the project’s 5.2-mile gen-tie transmission line and access road crossing BLM-managed public lands.
  Source: BLM announces Blythe Mesa Solar Project is fully operational | Bureau of Land Management (https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-announces-blythe-mesa-solar-project-fully-operational)

## Sources

- [Intersect Power](https://www.intersect.com/) — intersect.com · tier other
- [Intersect | Intersect Reaches Commercial Operation of 310 MWp Athos…](https://www.intersect.com/historical-releases/intersect-power-reaches-commercial-operation-of-310-mwp-athos-iii-solar-storage-project-in-california) — intersect.com · tier other
- [Notice of New Market Participant](https://www.caiso.com/documents/notice-of-new-market-participant-07172023.html) — caiso.com · tier other
- [MBR | Asset Appendix Report](https://mbrweb.ferc.gov/SearchMBRAssetAppendix/AssetAppendixDetails?AssetAppendixId=12773) — mbrweb.ferc.gov · tier regulatory
- [2024 Final NQC List](https://www.caiso.com/documents/final-net-qualifying-capacity-report-for-compliance-year-2024.xlsx) — caiso.com · tier other
- [BLM announces Blythe Mesa Solar Project is fully operational | Bureau of Land Management](https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-announces-blythe-mesa-solar-project-fully-operational) — blm.gov · tier regulatory
- [Nextpower Inc., Intersect Power Selects Signal Energy and Nextracker for Two Utility-Scale Solar Projects in California and California](https://investors.nextracker.com/news/news-details/2021/Intersect-Power-Selects-Signal-Energy-and-Nextracker-for-Two-Utility-Scale-Solar-Projects-in-Texas-and-California-07-20-2021/default.aspx) — investors.nextracker.com · tier other
- [Signal Energy | Athos III Solar + Storage](https://www.signalenergy.com/projects/athos-iii) — signalenergy.com · tier other
- [Source](https://blm.gov/press-release/blm-announces-blythe-mesa-solar-project-fully-operational) — blm.gov · tier regulatory
- [Source](https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/coloradoriver/board_decisions/adopted_orders/orders/2021/2021_0047blythemesa_solar_wdr_adopted_9142021.pdf) — waterboards.ca.gov · tier regulatory
- [Megapack](https://www.tesla.com/megapack) — tesla.com · tier other
- [Series 6 Family | First Solar](https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-6) — firstsolar.com · tier other
- [Intersect | Tesla Provides Intersect with 15.3 GWh of Megapacks for…](https://www.intersect.com/historical-releases/tesla-provides-intersect-power-with-15-3-gwh-of-megapacks-for-solar-storage-projects) — intersect.com · tier other
- [Order Megapack | Tesla](https://www.tesla.com/megapack/design) — tesla.com · tier other
- [First Solar Series 6](https://www.firstsolar.com/en-AU/-/media/First-Solar/Technical-Documents/Series-6-Datasheets/Series-6-Datasheet.ashx) — firstsolar.com · tier other
- [Intersect Power Secures $2.6 Billion in Project Financing to Build Out Near Term Portfolio Including 2.2 GWDC of Late-Stage Solar with 1.4 GWh of Storage; Projects Will be in Operation by 2023](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/intersect-power-secures-2-6-billion-in-project-financing-to-build-out-near-term-portfolio-including-2-2-gwdc-of-late-stage-solar-with-1-4-gwh-of-storage-projects-will-be-in-operation-by-2023--301427489.html) — prnewswire.com · tier other
- [More details on Intersect Power's construction financing](https://www.proximoinfra.com/news/44611/more-details-on-intersect-powers-construction-financing) — proximoinfra.com · tier other
- [Proximo Awards Winners Publication 2021](https://ccagp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Proximo-Awards-Winners-Publication-2021.pdf) — ccagp.com · tier other

## Data quality

- The acquisition is publicly documented as occurring in 2020, but the transaction month and purchase consideration were not disclosed in the sources reviewed. The $2.6 billion figure relates to eight financing transactions for Intersect Power’s six-project portfolio, not to the acquisition price of Blythe Mesa Solar II. The approximately $800 million construction financing covered Athos III and the Radian project together. Capacity and storage ratings vary by source and project-financing stage: EIA/FERC records show 335.6 MW of plant nameplate capacity, while Intersect’s operating announcement reports 224 MWac/310 MWp and 448 MWh of storage; its financing announcement refers to 310 MWdc and 453 MWh of BESS. No expansion, retirement, or repowering milestone for EIA plant 65053 was identified in the reviewed project, regulatory, and operating records.

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