POMEGRANATE
479 MW hybrid in Kings, CA · In queue since May 2016 · Proposed COD December 2027
479 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
10 years
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
Signed Jan 2020
Queue → IA
3y 8m
IA → COD
7y 11m
Total Duration
3y 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: 18–30 months
Proposed COD: 2027-12-31
The POMEGRANATE project is a proposed 479 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage project located in Kings County, California. The development project consists of a 254 MW solar photovoltaic component and a 225 MW battery energy storage system. It is interconnected to the CAISO grid at the Gates 230 kV point of interconnection, and is in the CAISO interconnection queue as entry CAISO-1243, with a queue entry date of May 2, 2016.
The project's proposed commercial operation date is December 31, 2027. An Interconnection Agreement (IA) for the project has been executed as of January 7, 2020. The interconnecting utility is PG&E.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
CA
County
Kings
Grid Region
CAISO (California)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
PGAE
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
Gates 230 kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- FIFTHS_7_N003
- POI Substation
- Gates 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.
