# Canyon Crest Academy

CAISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/canyon-crest-academy

San Diego Gas & Electric Company - San Diego County - CAISO

Canyon Crest Academy is SDG&E’s 1 MW / 3 MWh distribution battery in San Diego, also called North City West – Canyon Crest Academy. SDG&E’s storage-program filing identifies Saft batteries and ABB power-conversion equipment. EIA’s August 2026 inventory lists the generator as operating, with an October 2014 operating month; earlier program schedules targeted Q3 2014.

## Profile

- **SDG&E role:** Utility owner and operator, rather than only a power purchaser or transmission neighbor.

## Metrics

- **Project power / energy:** 1 MW / 3 MWh — 3-hour project design reported by the utility or supplier; power is MW and stored energy is MWh.
- **Nameplate capacity:** 1 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 60568 — plant-60568

## Facts

- **Technology:** Batteries
- **Operator:** San Diego Gas & Electric Company
- **Operating status:** Operating

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** San Diego Gas & Electric Company — Owner and operator ([source](https://www.sdge.com/))
- **Equipment supplier:** Saft — Battery manufacturer/integrator ([source](https://www.saft.com/))
- **Equipment supplier:** ABB — Technology manufacturer (power conversion systems) ([source](https://www.abb.com/))

## Sources

- [docs.cpuc.ca.gov](https://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M181/K529/181529567.PDF) — docs.cpuc.ca.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [energyincidentregister.com](https://energyincidentregister.com/facility/canyon-crest-academy-ca-us-60568-battery/) — energyincidentregister.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [mbrweb.ferc.gov](https://mbrweb.ferc.gov/SearchlkpEIA/Index?page=408) — mbrweb.ferc.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [caiso.com](https://www.caiso.com/documents/nov30_2016_informationalreport_distributedenergyresourceprovider_er16-1085.pdf) — caiso.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [energy.gov](https://www.energy.gov/documents/eacjune2014-4bialekpdf) — energy.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [energy.gov](https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2014/06/f17/EACJune2014-4Bialek.pdf) — energy.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/canyon-crest-academy
Website: [San Diego Gas & Electric Company](https://www.sdge.com/)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/