World Power Plants

Glendale Battery Energy Storage System2 MW Storage

StorageVerified: Jul 2026

Glendale Battery Energy Storage System is a 2 MW storage facility in the United States, operated by the City of Glendale since 2017. Ranked #60 of 104 storage plants in the United States. This plant's 2 MW accounts for 0.25% 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 Glendale Battery 20 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alamitos Generating Station (1,893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1,739.1 MW, Gas), and Castaic (1,682 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in California, approximately 20 km from Los Angeles.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
City of Glendale - (CA)
Location
34.1623°, -118.2837°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #84 of 135 Storage plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

9 years in operation

Storage fleet average: 9.6 years

Operator portfolio

City of Glendale - (CA) operates 2 plants totalling 303 MW

Regional density

400 plants within 100 km, 27,365 MW combined

Nearest plant: Grayson (0.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.162300, -118.283700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Glendale Battery Energy Storage System is a storage power plant producing approximately 4 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Storage
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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