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Microgrid Installations in California

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Organization Name Project Name City Op Year Latest Install Year Primary Application Grid Connected Microgrid Type Generation Capacity (kW) Storage Capacity (kW) Technologies Last Verified
Pacific Union College Pacific Union College Angwin 2005 2006 College / University Yes Continuous 1,500.0 0.0 CHP 8 / 17
Anza Electric Cooperative Anza Electric Cooperative Anza 2019 2019 City / Community Yes Conditional 4,400.0 2,000.0 Solar, Storage 7 / 19
Humboldt State University Humboldt State University Arcata Unknown Unknown College / University Yes Continuous 1,070.0 0.0 CHP, Solar
Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe Microgrid Blue Lake Rancheria 2017 2017 City / Community Yes Continuous 1,595.0 1,150.0 CHP, Diesel, Solar, Storage 10 / 2
NRG / SDG&E Borrego Springs Microgrid Borrego Springs 2016 2022 City / Community Yes Conditional 29,850.0 1,500.0 Diesel, Fuel Cell, Solar, Storage 8 / 3/
Pacific Gas & Electric Briceburg Microgrid Briceburg 2021 2021 City / Community No Continuous 71.5 27.2 Natural Gas, Solar, Storage 6 / 21
Haley Brothers Haley Brothers Buena Park Unknown Unknown Commercial Yes Conditional 45.0 30.0 Solar, Storage 11 / 1
Morongo Casino Resort and Spa Morongo Casino Resort and Spa Cabazon 2004 2004 Commercial No Continuous 14,000.0 0.0 CHP, Diesel 8 / 19
Castello Di Amorosa Castello Di Amorosa Winery Calistoga 2022 2022 Commercial Yes Conditional 375.0 250.0 Solar, Storage 4 / 21
U.S. Military Camp Pendleton Camp Pendleton North 2019 2019 Military Yes Continuous 565.0 375.0 Diesel, Solar, Storage 5 / 13
WS Display WS Display / San Diego Sign Company Carlsbad 2021 2021 Commercial Yes Conditional 482.0 250.0 Solar, Storage 7 / 19
WS Display / San Diego Sign Company WS Display Microgrid Carlsband 2021 2021 Commercial Yes Conditional 482.4 250.0 Solar, Storage 4 / 21
Southern California Edison Catalina Island Catalina Island 2013 2013 City / Community No Continuous 5,000.0 1,000.0 Diesel, Natural Gas, Storage
Sierra Nevada Sierra Nevada Brewing Chico 2016 2016 Commercial Yes Continuous 4,000.0 500.0 CHP, Solar, Storage 3 / 30
Honda American Honda Motor DC Microgrid Chino 2018 2018 Commercial Yes Conditional 1,286.0 0.0 Solar, Storage
Inland Empire Utilities Agency Inland Empire Utilities Agency Battery Storage Microgrid Project Chino 2016 2016 Water Treatment / Utility Yes Continuous 9,800.0 3,650.0 CHP, Diesel, Solar, Storage, Wind
Colusa Indian Community Colusa Casino and Indian Community Colusa 2005 2017 City / Community No Continuous 5,025.0 0.0 CHP 8 / 19
U.S. Military Military Ocean Terminal Concord Concord Unknown Unknown Military No Unknown 33.5 0.0 Wind 5 / 11
John Muir Medical Center John Muir Medical Center Concord 2010 2010 Hospitals / Healthcare Yes Continuous 900.0 0.0 CHP 9 / 23
Container Solutions Container Solutions Concord 2019 2019 Commercial No Conditional 35.0 0.0 Natural Gas, Solar, Storage 10 / 2
Alameda County Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail Microgrid, Dublin Dublin 2012 2012 Public Institution Yes Continuous 4,715.0 2,000.0 CHP, Diesel, Solar, Storage, Wind
Chabot-Las Positas Community College Chabot-Las Positas Community College Microgrid Dublin 2018 2018 College / University Yes Conditional 2,350.0 200.0 Solar, Storage 8 / 4/
Arcata Airport / U.S. Coast Guard Station Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid Eureka 2022 2022 Airport Yes Conditional 2,200.0 2,300.0 Solar, Storage 8 / 23
City of Fremont Fremont Fire Station #7 Fremont 2019 2019 Public Institution Yes Conditional 43.2 20.0 Solar, Storage 3 / 19
Gridscape Solution Fremont Fire Station #11 Fremont 2019 2019 Public Institution Yes Conditional 38.4 20.0 Solar, Storage 3 / 19
City of Fremont Fremont Fire Station #6 Fremont 2019 2019 Public Institution Yes Conditional 43.2 20.0 Solar, Storage 3 / 19
Santa Barbara Unified School District Dos Pueblos High School, Santa Barbara Unified School District Goleta 2022 2022 Schools Yes Conditional 4,200.0 0.0 Solar, Storage 11 / 1
Concentric Power Gonzales Manufacturing Facility - Taylor Farms Gonzales 2016 2016 Agriculture Yes Continuous 4,000.0 0.0 CHP, Solar, Wind 10 / 9
Alpha Omega Winery Alpha Omega Winery Helena 2016 2016 Agriculture Yes Conditional 400.0 100.0 Solar, Storage 1 / 21
San Benito Health Foundation San Benito Health Center Hollister 2019 2019 Hospitals / Healthcare Yes Conditional 87.0 250.0 Solar, Storage 6 / 3/
University of California-Irvine University of California Irvine (UCI) Microgrid Irvine 2012 2012 College / University Yes Continuous 26,713.0 2,000.0 CHP, Biogas, Solar, Storage 8 / 4/
Redwood Gate Ranch Redwood Gate Ranch Jenner 2014 2014 Commercial No Continuous 138.0 0.0 Diesel, Solar, Storage
Sharp Grossmont Hospital Sharp Grossmont Hospital La Mesa 2013 2013 Hospitals / Healthcare Yes Continuous 4,400.0 0.0 CHP 9 / 23
Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria Rohnerville Rancheria Renewable Hybrid Microgrid, Loleta Loleta 2015 2015 City / Community Yes Conditional 104.8 30.0 Solar, Storage, Wind
Loma Linda University Hospital Loma Linda University Hospital Loma Linda 1989 2018 Hospitals / Healthcare Yes Continuous 1,000.0 0.0 CHP 9 / 23
Port of Los Angeles Green Omni Terminal Demonstration Project, Port of Los Angeles Los Angeles 2018 2018 Commercial Yes Conditional 1,000.0 2,600.0 Solar, Storage 3 / 25
University of California-Los Angeles UCLA South Campus Cogeneration Plant Los Angeles 1994 1994 College / University Yes Continuous 43,000.0 0.0 CHP 8 / 2/
Redwood Coast Energy Authority California Redwood Coast - Humboldt County Airport McKinleyville 2022 2022 Airport Yes Conditional 2,200.0 2,200.0 Solar, Storage 2 / 13
Saddleback Community College Saddleback Community College Microgrid Missio Viejo 2013 2013 College / University Yes Continuous 1,500.0 0.0 CHP 2 / 20
Southern California Edison Co Southern California Edison Gem Dam Microgrid Mono County 2019 2019 Other Yes Conditional 6.6 0.0 Natural Gas, Solar, Storage 1 / 20
SoCalGas SoCalGas Monterey Park Facilty Monterey Park 2020 2020 Commercial Yes Continuous 950.0 0.0 Fuel Cell 7 / 27
Chemehuevi Valley Reservation Chemehuevi Community Center Microgrid Needles 2018 2018 City / Community Yes Conditional 90.0 25.0 Solar, Storage
Agriculture Agriculture Nevada City 2019 2019 Agriculture No Conditional 5.5 0.0 Solar, Storage 10 / 2
Lions Club Camp Ross Relles Nevada City 2019 2019 Other No Conditional 35.0 0.0 Natural Gas, Solar, Storage 10 / 2
Hoag Memorial Hospital Hoag Memorial Hospital Newport Beach 2005 2005 Hospitals / Healthcare Yes Continuous 4,500.0 0.0 CHP 9 / 23
Pacific Aquafarms Pacific Aquafarms Niland Unknown Agriculture No Conditional 125.0 120.0 Solar, Storage 11 / 1
Taft Botanical Gardens Eco Resort Taft Botanical Gardens Eco Resort Ojai 2016 2016 Commercial No Conditional 42.0 10.0 Solar, Storage
The Thacher School The Thacher School Ojai 2017 2017 Schools Yes Conditional 750.0 250.0 Solar, Storage 1 / 21
Palmdale Water District Palmdale Water District Microgrid Palmdale 2006 2006 Public Institution Yes Continuous 2,400.0 450.0 Diesel, Hydro, Natural Gas, Storage, Wind
Adventist Health Feather River Health Center Paradise 2021 2021 Hospitals / Healthcare Yes Continuous 675.0 0.0 Solar, Storage 4 / 19
SoCalGas SoCalGas Pico Rivera Facility Pico Rivera 2020 2020 Commercial Yes Continuous 950.0 0.0 Fuel Cell 7 / 27
U.S. Military Navy MUSE Microgrid at Port Hueneme Port Hueneme 2015 2015 Military Yes Conditional 150.0 100.0 Solar, Storage 5 / 11
San Diego Gas & Electric Ramona Air Attack Base Ramona 2022 2022 Military Yes Conditional 0.0 500.0 Storage 4 / 21
Eisenhower Medical Center Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirrage 2002 2002 Hospitals / Healthcare Yes Continuous 5,000.0 0.0 CHP 9 / 23
Kaiser Permanente Charge Bliss Renewable Microgrid,Richmond Medical Center Richmond 2018 2018 Hospitals / Healthcare Yes Conditional 250.0 250.0 Solar, Storage
Sacramento Municipal Utility District SMUD Sacramento Headquarters Microgrid DER Test Facility Sacramento 2012 2012 Research Facility Yes Conditional 310.0 500.0 Natural Gas, Solar, Storage
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) 2500 R Midtown Sacramento 2013 2013 City / Community Yes Conditional 76.5 204.0 Solar, Storage 1 / 21
University of California-Davis UC Davis Medical Center Sacramento 1998 1998 Hospitals / Healthcare Yes Continuous 28,000.0 0.0 CHP 8 / 2/
California Office of Emergency Services Sleep Train Arena Sacramento 2020 2020 Hospitals / Healthcare Yes Continuous 400.0 0.0 Fuel Cell 5 / 7/
Santa Rita Union School District Santa Rita Elementary School Salinas 2018 2018 Schools Yes Conditional 167.0 90.0 Solar, Storage 9 / 18
Santa Rita Union School District Bolsa Knolls Middle School Salinas 2018 2018 Schools Yes Conditional 264.0 90.0 Solar, Storage 9 / 18
Santa Rita Union School District Gavilan View Middle School Salinas 2018 2018 Schools Yes Conditional 207.0 120.0 Solar, Storage 9 / 18
Santa Rita Union School District La Joya Elementary School Salinas 2018 2018 Schools Yes Conditional 115.0 30.0 Solar, Storage 9 / 18
Santa Rita Union School District McKinnon Elementary School Salinas 2018 2018 Schools Yes Conditional 143.0 60.0 Solar, Storage 9 / 18
Santa Rita Union School District New Republic Elementary School Salinas 2018 2018 Schools Yes Conditional 156.0 90.0 Solar, Storage 9 / 18
St. Bernardine Medical Center St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino 2007 2007 Hospitals / Healthcare Yes Continuous 1,960.0 0.0 CHP 9 / 23
U.S. Military U.S. Navy San Clemente Island Microgrid San Clemente 2002 2002 Military No Continuous 4,000.0 0.0 Diesel, Wind
Sudberry Properties Civita Smart Grid Community, Mission Valley San Diego 2014 2014 City / Community Yes Continuous 175.0 100.0 CHP, Solar, Storage
San Diego VA San Diego VA San Diego 2005 2005 Hospitals / Healthcare Yes Continuous 4,600.0 0.0 CHP 9 / 23
U.S. Marine Corps Marine Corps Air Station Miramar San Diego 2015 2020 Military Yes Continuous 12,000.0 250.0 CHP, Diesel, Natural Gas, Solar, Storage 8 / 3/
University of California-San Diego UC San Diego San Diego 2013 2013 College / University Yes Continuous 40,000.0 7,600.0 CHP, Biogas, Natural Gas, Solar, Storage
San Diego State University San Diego State University San Diego 2002 Unknown College / University Yes Continuous 12,400.0 0.0 CHP, Solar 8 / 2/
EDF Renewables EDF Renewables North America HQ San Diego 2020 2020 Commercial Yes Conditional 389.0 280.0 Solar, Storage 2 / 25
San Diego Zoo San Diego Zoo Solar-to-EV Project San Diego 2012 2012 Other Yes Conditional 900.0 100.0 Solar, Storage 1 / 21
UCSF UCSF Parnassus San Francisco 1997 2018 Hospitals / Healthcare Yes Continuous 20,000.0 0.0 CHP, Diesel, Solar 9 / 23
Morgan Stanley One Maritime Plaza - Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) San Francisco 2018 2018 Commercial Yes Conditional 0.0 500.0 Storage 8 / 4/
University of San Francisco University of San Francisco San Francisco 1988 1988 College / University Yes Continuous 1,500.0 0.0 CHP 8 / 17
National Park Service Alcatraz Island, San Francisco San Francisco 2012 2012 Public Institution Yes Conditional 305.0 400.0 Solar, Storage 8 / 3/
Pacific Gas & Electric Yerba Buena Microgrid at HGST R&D facility, San Jose (near PG&E’s Swift Substation) San Jose 2013 2013 Research Facility Yes Conditional 0.0 4,000.0 Storage
Extreme Networks Extreme Networks Headquarters San Jose 2019 2019 Commercial Yes Continuous 1,000.0 0.0 Fuel Cell 3 / 21
Concentric Power Church Brothers Farms - True Leaf Farms San Juan Bautista 2017 2017 Agriculture Yes Continuous 2,000.0 0.0 CHP 10 / 9
U.S. Military San Nicolas Island Naval Facility, Ventura Naval Base San Nicolas Island 2013 2013 Military No Continuous 4,200.0 500.0 Diesel, Storage, Wind 5 / 11
Direct Relief Direct Relief - CA Santa Barbara 2019 2019 Hospitals / Healthcare No Conditional 932.0 0.0 Diesel, Natural Gas, Solar, Storage 8 / 24
Santa Clara County Santa Clara County Emergency Shelter Microgrid Santa Clara 2020 2020 City / Community No Conditional 79.0 0.0 Natural Gas, Solar, Storage 8 / 31
Santa Clara University Santa Clara University Microgrid, Santa Clara Santa Clara 2011 2011 College / University Yes Continuous 9,150.0 0.0 Biogas, Diesel, Solar
Sandbar Solar Sandbar Solar Santa Cruz 2019 2019 Commercial No Continuous 119.0 60.0 Natural Gas, Solar, Storage 11 / 1
City of Santa Rosa Laguna Wastewater Treatment Plant Microgrid, Santa Rosa Santa Rosa 2018 2018 Water Treatment / Utility Yes Continuous 2,536.0 2,000.0 CHP, Biogas, Solar, Storage 10 / 2
Sonoma Valley Unified School District Sonoma Valley Unified School District Bus Yard Sonoma 2020 2020 Schools Yes Conditional 200.0 710.0 Solar, Storage 10 / 2
Stone Edge Farm Stone Edge Farm Estate Vineyards, Sonoma Sonoma 2016 2016 Agriculture No Continuous 461.0 324.0 Fuel Cell, Natural Gas, Solar, Storage 1 / 21
JSR Micro JSR Micro Sunnyvale 2018 2018 Commercial Yes Continuous 1,100.0 0.0 Fuel Cell 8 / 27
Liberty Utilities Sagehen Microgrid Truckee 2020 2020 Research Facility Yes Conditional 55.0 0.0 Natural Gas, Solar, Storage 10 / 2
U.S. Military Twenty-nine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms Twentynine Palms 2014 2020 Military Yes Continuous 29,100.0 1,500.0 CHP, Diesel, Solar, Storage
Mendocino Community Health Clinic Medocino Community Health Clinic Ukiah 2020 2020 Hospitals / Healthcare Yes Conditional 262.0 0.0 Solar, Storage 10 / 2
Agriculture Agriculture Ukiah 2020 2020 Agriculture No Conditional 38.0 0.0 Natural Gas, Solar, Storage 10 / 2
U.S. Military Vandenberg Air Force Base Vandenberg AFB 2011 Unknown Military Yes Continuous 15,250.0 0.0 Diesel 5 / 11
  • Microgrids in this database include systems serving electricity to multiple buildings and/or consisting of more than one distributed energy resource. Microgrids must operate either continuously or conditionally during normal operating conditions.
  • Microgrids that operate continuously supply power to the host site on a regular basis, both in grid-connected and island mode, and can be relied upon for uninterrupted power during extended grid outages.
  • Microgrids that operate conditionally do not supply power to the host site on a continuous basis while grid connected. Instead, power supply to the site is based on the availability of renewable resources or market signals such as demand response or real-time pricing.
  • All microgrids in this database must be capable of supplying continuous power to site loads when disconnected from the larger grid.

State Summary for California

Technology Sites* Capacity (KW)
Total 95 425,258.85
Biogas 4 4,310
CHP 29 224,290
Diesel 17 61,055
Fuel Cell 7 0
Hydro 1 250
Natural Gas 15 8,202
Solar 66 78,738.35
Storage 67 43,935.2
Wind 8 4,478.3

* Most microgrids contain multiple technologies, so site totals by technology may be greater than the total number of microgrid sites in the state.

Application Descriptions

Application Definition
Agriculture Farms that grow and process foods or other products
AirportCommerical airports
City/CommunityMultiple customers in a community or municipal setting
College/UniversityCollege and university campuses
CommercialCommercial buildings not otherwise classified
Hospital/HealthcareBuildings and campuses providing health care or assisted living services
MilitaryU.S. military bases and facilities
Multi-FamilyApartment buildings, public housing facilities, and housing cooperatives
Public InstitutionFederal/state/municipal buildings that serve a public function
Research FacilityResearch and development facilities and laboratories
SchoolsK-12 schools
Water Utility/TreatmentFacilities that provide direct treatement of water
OtherSites that do not fall into listed categories

Column Heading Descriptions

Heading Description
Organization Name Name of the owner or operator of the microgrid
Project Name Name of the microgrid system
City City name
Op Year Year the microgrid first became operational (years of all system expansions are not shown)
Latest Install Year Year of the most recent installation in the microgrid system
Primary Application Primary market sector of the end-user(s) served by the microgrid
Grid Connected Is the microgrid connected to a larger grid?
Microgrid Type Continuous or conditional operation
Generation Capacity (kW) Total electric capacity of all operational generating technologies in the microgrid (kilowatts)
Storage Capacity (kW) Total electric capacity of all battery storage units in the microgrid (kilowatts)
Technologies List of all operational technologies that make up the microgrid
Last Verified The year of the most recent verification of data for this microgrid

Technology Descriptions

Code Description
CHP Combined heat and power installation
Biogas Non-CHP biogas-fueled generator(s)
Diesel Non-CHP diesel-fueled generator(s)
Fuel Cell Non-CHP fuel cell system
Hydro Hydroelectric power facility
Natural Gas Non-CHP natural gas-fueled generator(s)
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels
Storage Energy storage technologies
Wind Wind turbines
Advanced Controls* Advanced microgrid controls system

* Advanced microgrid control systems enable automated communication and decision-making between the microgrid and the larger grid and between DERs within the microgrid.

*Note: while this system is waste heat to power it may not meet PURPA's definition of cogeneration (aka CHP).

  • Application Version 2.0 | Data current as of Aug 31, 2023

About the Microgrid Installation Database

The U.S. Department of Energy Microgrid Database is a comprehensive source of information on microgrid installations in the United States. Established in 2018, the Microgrid Database is maintained by ICF Inc. and is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The database is updated on a semiannual basis.