NORTH JOHNSON ENERGY CENTER
50 MW storage in San Diego, CA · In queue since April 2014 · Proposed COD April 2026
50 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Battery
12y 1m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
Signed Jun 2021
Queue → IA
7y 2m
IA → COD
4y 10m
Total Duration
7y 2m
Schedule
1 months past proposed COD
Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO
CAISO uses cluster studies where projects are batched annually and studied together.
Typical: 36–48 months (IR to IA)
Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build
Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)
Project under construction
Typical: 6–18 months
Proposed COD: 2026-04-01
The North Johnson Energy Center is a proposed 50 MW battery storage project located in San Diego County, California. The project is interconnected to the CAISO grid under queue ID CAISO-1047. Its queue entry date is April 30, 2014, and the proposed commercial operation date is April 1, 2026. The interconnection agreement for the project was executed on June 25, 2021. The point of interconnection is the El Cajon Substation at 69 kV.
The proposed project is linked to the existing North Johnson Energy Center operating plant (EIA plant ID 69030). Recent news coverage of the North Johnson Energy Center has appeared in 17 articles, primarily focusing on industry developments.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
CA
County
San Diego
Grid Region
CAISO (California)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
SDGE
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
El Cajon Substation 69 kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_SP15_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- HIGH
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- CPELCAJN_7_B1
- POI Substation
- El Cajon Substation
This project's market context is estimated from its Point of Interconnection. Hub and node assignments are approximate and based on geographic inference from the POI substation name.
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