Los Angeles County, CA
Angeleno Storage Center
Angeleno Storage Center is a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project under development in Los Angeles County, California designed to safely store and deliver energy across Southern California.
WELCOME!
This website was created to provide Acton residents and others interested in the Angeleno Storage Center accurate, up-to-date information.
The proposed project site is located along Soledad Canyon Road, less than 1 mile west of the large SCE Vincent Substation, where Angeleno would connect to the energy grid to serve Los Angeles County and California.
RESOURCES
Learn more about how battery storage projects improve our energy system, from keeping the lights on during heatwaves to making Southern California’s energy grid cleaner.
California’s giant new batteries kept the lights on during the heat wave - Los Angeles Times
Power Up! How We Avoided Critical Blackouts During The Last Heat Wave And Why It Matters - LAist
Giant Batteries Helped the U.S. Power Grid Eke Through Summer - Wall Street Journal
Buy Low, Sell High: How Batteries are Cleaning Up the Grid - California Energy Commission
Battery storage is proven, safe and reliable
Battery storage projects use proven technology that has been safely deployed throughout the national energy grid, from home garages to utility-scale projects like Angeleno. Battery storage projects are designed and regulated at the local and national level to protect public safety. As a result, fires are extremely rare and contained, without a single case of a fire spreading beyond a project’s safety perimeters.
Avantus only works with top-tier battery suppliers, with each project designed to meet or exceed the latest safety standards. Protection equipment and control features, including 24/7 monitoring, reduces risk and can turn off battery units in a timely matter if abnormal conditions are detected.
Avantus is coordinating with LA County Fire Department officials and will continue to do so throughout the planning, design, construction, and operation phases of Angeleno. This includes safety training and developing a comprehensive, project-specific emergency response plan maintained for the construction and long-term operation of the project.
Please see our Safety page for more information.
Angeleno Storage Center strengthens LA County communities
Battery storage projects like Angeleno are critical for grid reliability and meeting California’s clean energy goals. Angeleno would also directly benefit Los Angeles County by creating up to 450 well-paying construction jobs and generating over a half billion dollars in taxes, if fully built out, over the life of the project.
Please visit our Project Benefits page to learn more.
Project Snapshot
LOCATION
Unincorporated Los Angeles County 3 miles east of downtown Acton, CA. Angeleno is located near major infrastructure, including State Route 14, Metrolink rail track, and 0.6 miles from the 50-acre Vincent Substation.
The project would not be visible from downtown Acton or the majority of homes in the Acton Community Standards District.
View the site map here
BATTERY CAPACITY
Up to 1,150 MW of battery storage
PROJECT SIZE
Up to 68 acres of private land, of which up to roughly 54 acres will be occupied by batteries. The remaining land will be dedicated to safety buffers and other supporting infrastructure.
DEVELOPER
Avantus (formerly 8minute)
POTENTIAL JOB IMPACT
Up to 450 well-paying construction jobs, plus indirect economic activity at nearby restaurants, stores and other businesses.
STATUS
Angeleno is in the early stages and Avantus has not yet submitted a permitting application for the project. We’ve initiated preliminary coordination with Los Angeles County stakeholders and Los Angeles County Fire Department, in addition to conducting community outreach. Technical studies to inform the project design and support the project permitting applications are currently being completed.
About Avantus
Avantus (doing business as Avantus Power LLC) is a California-based developer of solar and energy storage projects, with more than a decade of experience developing and building safe, high performing and sustainable projects in partnership with utilities, landowners, communities, and other key stakeholders.
Our team brings 50 years of combined energy storage project experience and an impeccable safety record, which has been a valuable and trusted resource to the industry, informing and strengthening safety standards and best practices.
Today, solar projects developed by Avantus provide Los Angeles with 10% of its daytime power. We are proud of our track record, and hope to expand upon this success with the Angeleno Storage Center.