SOLAR STAR 3
49.95 MW hybrid in Kern, CA · In queue since May 2016 · Proposed COD August 2026
49.95 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
10 years
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
Signed Oct 2019
Queue → IA
3y 5m
IA → COD
6y 10m
Total Duration
3y 5m
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: 2026-08-12
The SOLAR STAR 3 project is a proposed 49.95 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage project in Kern County, California. It consists of a 25 MW solar component and a 24.95 MW battery energy storage component. The project is located within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) region and is interconnected with Southern California Edison (SCE) at the Whirlwind Substation 230kV.
The project, identified in the CAISO interconnection queue as CAISO-1322, entered the queue on May 2, 2016, with a proposed commercial operation date of August 12, 2026. An Interconnection Agreement (IA) for the project has been executed as of October 11, 2019. The project's current status is listed as active.
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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