Blythe Solar 110 — 173 MW hybrid plant, Riverside County, CA

Blythe Solar 110 — 173 MW hybrid plant, Riverside County, CA · Ask the Grid

Generation and physical site

EIA plant 60093 · Inventory for Aug 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Battery storage: 63 MW
Solar: 109.8 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (4)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Blythe Solar 110, LLC
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
BES1	Batteries	Operating	63	301.2
BLCK1	Solar Photovoltaic	Operating	38.7	Unknown
BLCK2	Solar Photovoltaic	Operating	36.3	Unknown
BLCK3	Solar Photovoltaic	Operating	34.8	Unknown

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 33.67670, -114.75596
Filed location · EIA: 33.68000, -114.74200

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Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Aug 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 10, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: Jun 22, 2026
Map prepared: Oct 10, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
BES1	63 MW 63 MW summer	Batteries Electricity used for energy storage · BA	Jun 2021	Operating
BLCK1	38.7 MW 38.7 MW summer	Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV	Mar 2016	Operating
BLCK2	36.3 MW 36.3 MW summer	Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV	Apr 2016	Operating
BLCK3	34.8 MW 34.8 MW summer	Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV	Apr 2016	Operating

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Jan 15, 2014
Jan 15, 2014
Project converted from solar-thermal to photovoltaic approvedefiling.ene...
The California Energy Commission approved amendment converting the original solar-thermal project into a smaller four-phase photovoltaic facility consisting of four independent units, including the nominal 110 MW Unit 1.
Mar 2016
Mar 2016
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator BLCK1 with this operating date.
Apr 2016
Apr 2016
Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator BLCK2, generator BLCK3 with this operating date.
Aug 10, 2016
Aug 10, 2016
Unit 1 ownership transferred to Blythe Solar 110, LLCefiling.ene...
The California Energy Commission approved a petition to transfer all rights and interest in Unit 1 from NextEra Blythe Solar Energy Center, LLC to Blythe Solar 110, LLC. NextEra retained the shared facilities and Units 3 and 4.
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator BES1 with this operating date.
Jul 18, 2021
Jul 18, 2021
Battery storage commercial online dateinvestor.pg...
The Blythe Energy Storage 110 project achieved commercial online status under a 15-year procurement agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company, with initial delivery on October 1, 2021.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-860 generator inventoryFederal registry

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-923 generation filingsFederal filing

efiling.energy.ca.govefiling.energy.ca.govauthoritative

Common questions about Blythe Solar 110

Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.

How big is Blythe Solar 110?

Blythe Solar 110 reports 63 MW battery storage + 109.8 MW solar of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Aug 2026.

What kind of plant is Blythe Solar 110?

Blythe Solar 110 is a Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic facility in Riverside County, CA, participating in the CAISO market.

Where is Blythe Solar 110 located?

Blythe Solar 110 is in Riverside County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.

Who operates Blythe Solar 110?

Blythe Solar 110 is operated by Blythe Solar 110, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Blythe Solar 110 generate?

Blythe Solar 110 reported 580.5 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Blythe Solar 110 compare to other plants?

By capacity, Blythe Solar 110 ranks #453 of 7,597 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #78 of 972 in CA.

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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.

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