LECONTE ENERGY STORAGE
125 MW storage in Imperial, CA · In queue since April 2015 · Proposed COD June 2026
125 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Battery
11y 1m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
Signed Mar 2020
Queue → IA
4y 11m
IA → COD
6y 3m
Total Duration
4y 11m
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: 2026-06-01
The LeConte Energy Storage project is a proposed 125 MW battery storage project located in Imperial County, California. The project is being developed within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) region and is interconnected with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE). It entered the CAISO queue as queue ID CAISO-1175 on April 30, 2015, and has a proposed commercial operation date of June 1, 2026. An Interconnection Agreement (IA) was executed on March 17, 2020.
The proposed project is linked to the existing LeConte Energy Storage operating plant (EIA plant ID 64701). Recent news coverage has discussed the project's potential impact on the grid and its ongoing development.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
CA
County
Imperial
Grid Region
CAISO (California)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
SDGE
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
Imperial Valley Substation 230 kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_SP15_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- HIGH
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- LC-MV_7_N001
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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