MILPA POWER BANK (CAISO-1457) — Project Summary

Queue ID
CAISO-1457
Capacity
3 MW
Technology
Battery
Status
active
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Region
CAISO
Developer
IA Status
System Impact Study

MILPA POWER BANK

CAISO-1457BetaActiveBatteryCAISOLBNL + Live

3 MW storage in Santa Clara, CA · In queue since April 2018 · Proposed COD April 2025

3 MW

Capacity

1

Components

Battery

8y 1m

In Queue

System Impact Study

IA Status

COD target: 2025

Interconnection

Total Duration

7 years

Schedule

12 months past proposed COD

Impact Study25%
Queue EntryApr 16, 2018

Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO

Cluster Study (Phase I/II)Current

CAISO uses cluster studies where projects are batched annually and studied together.

Typical: 36–48 months (IR to IA)

Interconnection Agreement

Interconnection agreement not yet executed

Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)

Commercial Operation

Proposed COD: 2025-04-29

About

The proposed MILPA POWER BANK project is a 3 MW battery storage development in Santa Clara County, California. Interconnection is requested through the CAISO queue (CAISO-1457) with Pacific Gas & Electric (PGAE) at the Los Esteros 115 kV point of interconnection. The project entered the CAISO queue on April 16, 2018, and has a proposed commercial operation date of April 29, 2025. Its interconnection status is currently in the System Impact Study phase.

The project consists of a single 3 MW battery component. The MILPA POWER BANK project has appeared in recent news coverage regarding energy storage projects in California.

Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources

Project Details

State

CA

County

Santa Clara

Grid Region

CAISO (California)

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

Utility

PGAE

Entity

CAISO

Service Type

Point of Interconnection

Los Esteros 115 kV

Data Source

LBNL + Live

Market Context
Approximate
ISO / RTO
CAISO
Trading Hub
TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
Hub Confidence
MEDIUM
Nearest Node (Estimated)
LECEFGT2_7_B1
POI Substation
Los Esteros 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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