Allergan is a 1.5 MW storage power plant in the United States, operated by Advanced Microgrid Solutions and commissioned in 2019. Ranked #81 of 104 storage plants in the United States. This plant's capacity represents 0.18% of the United States' total storage capacity of 816 MW. The largest storage plant in the United States is AES LAWAI SOLAR Hybrid at 40 MW, making Allergan 26.67 times smaller. Nearby plants include San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (Nuclear, 2,254 MW), Alamitos Generating Station (Gas, 1,893 MW), and Haynes (Gas, 1,739.1 MW). The facility is located in California, approximately 60 km southeast of Los Angeles.
7 years old
United States of America, North America
- Primary Fuel Type
- Storage
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
Storage power generation, particularly through technologies like pumped hydro storage, compressed air energy storage, and batteries, plays a crucial role in the modern energy landscape. Currently, there are 135 storage power plants operational worldwide, distributed across only two countries: the United Kingdom, with 31 plants and a total capacity of 0.9 GW, and the United States, which leads with 104 plants contributing to 0.8 GW of installed capacity. This relatively modest total of 1.7 GW highlights the niche yet significant role that storage power generation occupies within the broader spectrum of energy production.
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