AZALEA
99.3 MW hybrid in Kern, CA · In queue since April 2018 · Proposed COD September 2025
99.3 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
8y 1m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
Signed Jun 2020
Queue → IA
2y 2m
IA → COD
5y 3m
Total Duration
2y 2m
Schedule
8 months past proposed COD
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: 2025-09-12
The AZALEA project is a proposed 99.3 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage project located in Kern County, California. The development project consists of a 61.3 MW solar array coupled with a 38 MW battery energy storage system. It is listed in the CAISO interconnection queue as project CAISO-1493, with an initial queue entry date of April 16, 2018, and a proposed commercial operation date of September 12, 2025. The interconnection point is Arco 70 kV, and the interconnecting utility is PG&E.
The project's interconnection agreement (IA) has been executed as of June 11, 2020. The AZALEA project has been the subject of recent news coverage, with nine articles appearing in industry and development publications.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
CA
County
Kern
Grid Region
CAISO (California)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
PGAE
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
Arco 70 kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- AGRICO_7_B1
- POI Substation
- Agrico
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.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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