GOLDEN FIELDS SOLAR
100 MW storage in Kern, CA · In queue since April 2015 · Proposed COD December 2026
100 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Battery
11y 1m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
Signed Dec 2019
Queue → IA
4y 8m
IA → COD
7 years
Total Duration
4y 8m
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: 2026-12-01
The Golden Fields Solar project is a proposed 100 MW battery storage project located in Kern County, California. The project is in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) interconnection queue as queue ID CAISO-1212, with an original queue entry date of April 30, 2015. The proposed commercial operation date is December 1, 2026. The project has an Interconnection Agreement (IA) executed as of December 6, 2019.
The project is interconnected to the Southern California Edison (SCE) utility grid at the Whirlwind Substation 230kV. Golden Fields Solar has been the subject of recent news coverage, with three articles categorized as regulatory matters.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
CA
County
Kern
Grid Region
CAISO (California)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
SCE
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
Whirlwind Substation 230kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_SP15_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- ASTORIA2_7_N001
- POI Substation
- Whirlwind 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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