How big is Victory Pass?

Victory Pass has a reported capacity of 250 MW and an energy capacity of 200 MWh. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Victory Pass?

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

Where is Victory Pass located?

Victory Pass is in Riverside County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.

Who operates Victory Pass?

Victory Pass is operated by Victory Pass I, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Victory Pass generate?

Victory Pass reported 568.9 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-06. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does Victory Pass connect to the grid?

Victory Pass interconnects at Red Bluff Substation, on the Southern California Edison (SCE) system.

How does Victory Pass compare to other plants?

By capacity, Victory Pass ranks #140 of 7,234 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #27 of 939 in CA.

Victory Pass — 250 MW solar farm, Riverside County, CA

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Overview

Generation / storage: 250 MW total / 200 MWh storage
Reported plant capacity and configuration.
Technology: Solar + battery storage
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 65743
Victory Pass I, LLC · Riverside County · CAISO
Storage duration: 4 hours
Battery subsystem rating.
Operating status: Operating
Victory Pass is operating.
Grid connection: Red Bluff Substation
220 kV · Southern California Edison (SCE)
Equipment: 1 battery units / 500,000 modules
Installed equipment documented in public project records.

Profile

Grid role: Hybrid renewable generation and storage: the solar facility supplies contracted renewable energy, while the co-located battery provides clean capacity for resource-adequacy needs and supports grid reliability.
Grid connection: Red Bluff Substation · 220 kV · Southern California Edison (SCE).
Context: Victory Pass was one of the first solar projects approved for development on Bureau of Land Management land in areas identified as suitable for renewable energy under the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan.
Physical build: Victory Pass is a 200 MWac solar photovoltaic facility paired with a 50 MW / 200 MWh lithium-ion battery system. The solar array uses single-axis tracking, bifacial crystalline-silicon modules and consists of approximately 500,000 solar modules. The project uses Fluence Gridstack energy-storage systems and includes a shared 34.5/230 kV, 514 MVA substation design.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 250 MW
Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
Energy: 200 MWh
4-hour storage duration
Operating status: operating
Victory Pass is operating.
Interconnection: Red Bluff Substation
220 kV · Southern California Edison (SCE)
Location: Riverside County
CAISO

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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
VCTBA	50 MW 50 MW summer	Batteries Electricity used for energy storage · BA	Mar 2024	Operating
VCTPV	200 MW 200 MW summer	Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV	Mar 2024	Operating

Performance

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

Peer context

Technology capacity: 200 MW; Solar Photovoltaic
National rank: #140; of 7,234 operating peers
CA rank: #27; of 939 operating peers

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

568.9 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Jun 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

26.2%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Grid and market context

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Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

RED BLUFF

IN SERVICE · 500 kV

0.5 km

UNKNOWN300795

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Transactions and agreements

PPA Authorization And Execution

May 12, 2021

SVCE authorized execution of a 15-year PPA with Victory Pass I, LLC for 100 MW solar + 25 MW battery storage, with total amount not to exceed $149 million. Delivery period 2023-2038.

$149.0M100 MW contracted15 yearsVictory Pass I, LLC · Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority

Source

PPA Commercial Delivery

Mar 28, 2024

Commercial online delivery of Victory Pass began March 28, 2024. SVCE and 3CE each receive 100 MW solar + 100 MWh battery storage under 15-year agreements. Total project is 200 MW solar + 200 MWh BESS.

200 MW contracted15 yearsVictory Pass I, LLC · Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority · Central Coast Community Energy

Victory Pass Solar and Storage Project Begins Generation for Central Coast Community Energy and Silicon Valley Clean Energy Customers - SVCE

Land and environmental record

Biological And Streambed Permits

Dec 2, 2021

CDFW ITP 2081-2021-029-06 and LSA EPIMS-RIV-19443-R6 with 5-year term

Victory Pass-specific Incidental Take Permit and Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement for Mojave desert tortoise and fish/wildlife protections with 5-year duration.

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Environmental Approval Milestone

Dec 2, 2021

California CEQA Final EIR certified and project approved on December 2, 2021, with mitigation monitoring and reporting requirements

CDFW Notice of Determination confirms Final EIR certification, significant environmental impacts, mitigation conditions, monitoring plan adoption, and Statement of Overriding Considerations.

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Federal Land Authorization

Dec 21, 2021

BLM right-of-way authorization covers construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning

BLM approved a right-of-way for Clearway Energy Group to construct, operate, maintain, and decommission the Victory Pass photovoltaic facility and battery storage on BLM-managed public land.

The BLM approves Arica and Victory Pass solar projects | Bureau of Land Management

Land Tenure And Area

Oct 2, 2020

BLM-administered federal land; approximately 1,800 acres for the Victory Pass project area

Victory Pass is proposed on federal BLM land. The 1,800-acre figure is the project-area/site figure and should not be treated as the final disturbed footprint.

Source

Legal Land Description

Oct 2, 2020

Township 5 South, Range 16 East, Sections 22 (SW1/4 and SE1/2), 25 (NW1/4 and SW1/4), and 26

Federal-land legal description for Victory Pass Solar Field placed in T. 5 S., R. 16 E, covering approximately 1,800 acres.

Source

Related parties and identifiers

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Timeline and sources

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Project timeline

May 12, 2021
May 12, 2021
Power Purchase AgreementSource
SVCE authorized execution of a 15-year PPA with Victory Pass I, LLC for 100 MW solar + 25 MW battery storage, with total amount not to exceed $149 million. Delivery period 2023-2038.
Apr 6, 2023
Apr 6, 2023
Financing close and construction

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