How big is Diablo Energy Storage?

Diablo Energy Storage has a reported capacity of 200 MW and an energy capacity of 800 MWh. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Diablo Energy Storage?

Diablo Energy Storage is a batteries facility in Contra Costa County, CA, participating in the CAISO market.

Where is Diablo Energy Storage located?

Diablo Energy Storage is in Contra Costa County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.

Who operates Diablo Energy Storage?

Diablo Energy Storage is operated by Diablo Energy Storage, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Diablo Energy Storage generate?

Diablo Energy Storage reported 201.9 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. For a storage plant this is reported gross generation — a discharge proxy, not a cycle count or a conventional capacity factor.

Where does Diablo Energy Storage connect to the grid?

Diablo Energy Storage interconnects at Pittsburg 230 kV Substation.

How does Diablo Energy Storage compare to other plants?

By capacity, Diablo Energy Storage ranks #48 of 962 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #13 of 248 in CA.

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Diablo Energy Storage

REV Renewables · Contra Costa County · CAISO

Diablo Energy Storage is a battery energy storage facility with 200 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity and 800 MWh of reported energy capacity in Contra Costa County, California, registered as EIA Plant ID 62175. Diablo Energy Storage, LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. The facility interconnects at Pittsburg 230 kV Substation at 230 kV. Its grid role is transmission-connected, stand-alone lithium-ion battery energy-storage resource procured under PG&E system-reliability agreements, with a four-hour discharge duration.

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Key fields

Power / energy: 200 MW / 800 MWh
Reported plant capacity and configuration.
Technology: Batteries
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 62175
Diablo Energy Storage, LLC · Contra Costa County · CAISO
Storage duration: 4 hours
Battery subsystem rating.
Operating status: Operating
Diablo Energy Storage is operating.

Profile

Grid role: Transmission-connected, stand-alone lithium-ion battery energy-storage resource procured under PG&E system-reliability agreements, with a four-hour discharge duration.
Physical build: The 200 MW/approximately 800 MWh, 4-hour lithium-ion BESS in Pittsburg includes a 230 kV onsite substation and approximately 1.2 miles of underground/overhead gen-tie connection to PG&E’s Pittsburg substation. Sargent Electric’s documented scope included 34.5 kV underground construction, ground grid installation, below-grade duct banks, above-grade battery-cube assembly, DC and auxiliary power systems, and fiber-optic communications. No exact installed equipment-unit counts are disclosed in the cited project sources.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 200 MW
Batteries
Energy: 800 MWh
4-hour storage duration
Operating status: operating
Diablo Energy Storage is operating.
Location: Contra Costa County
CAISO
Operator

Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
DIBLO	200 MW 200 MW summer	Batteries Electricity used for energy storage · BA	Apr 2022	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 200 MW
National rank: #48
CA rank: #13

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

201.9 GWh

Reported gross generation

Latest report

Apr 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 net exchange

-35.9 GWh

Generation less station charging

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HIFLD infrastructure inventory

PITTSBURG

IN SERVICE · 230 kV

1.0 km

KIRKER TAP 2

Commercial, land, and environmental record

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Land and environmental record

Environmental Review

Feb 13, 2018

SCH Number 2018022028; Mitigated Negative Declaration

California CEQA records identify City of Pittsburg as lead agency and environmental document as Mitigated Negative Declaration for Diablo Energy Storage.

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Environmental Setting

2018

Suisun Bay

CEQA record lists Suisun Bay as project-area waterway; geographic environmental setting designation only. No evidence that battery facility uses Suisun Bay for cooling or process water.

Diablo Energy Storage

Project Site Area

2018

Approximately 12 acres

Project occupies approximately 12-acre graded, vacant site, portion of 35-acre Empire Business Park property.

Diablo Energy Storage - Notice of Intent | News | City of Pittsburg

Site Location And Parcel

Feb 8, 2018

701 Willow Pass Road, Pittsburg, California 94565; Contra Costa County; APN 085-280-010

Official City of Pittsburg notice identifies exact Diablo Energy Storage project location and assessor's parcel number.

Diablo Energy Storage - Notice of Intent | News | City of Pittsburg

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Project timeline

Nov 16, 2017
Nov 16, 2017
Interconnection Agreement ExecutedSource
The WECC progress report identifies November 16, 2017 as the date the Diablo interconnection agreement was executed.
Feb 8, 2018

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