DESCENDANT RANCH 1 (CAISO-1496) — Project Summary

Queue ID
CAISO-1496
Capacity
1023.5 MW
Technology
Solar+Battery
Status
active
Location
Colusa, CA
Region
CAISO
Developer
IA Status
IA Executed

DESCENDANT RANCH 1

CAISO-1496BetaActiveSolarBatteryCAISOLBNL + Live

1,023.5 MW hybrid in Colusa, CA · In queue since April 2018 · Proposed COD February 2034

1,023.5 MW

Capacity

2

Components

Solar + Battery

8y 1m

In Queue

IA Executed

IA Status

COD target: 2034

Interconnection

Total Duration

15y 10m

Construction75%
Queue EntryApr 16, 2018

Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO

Cluster Study (Phase I/II)

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

Typical: 36–48 months (IR to IA)

Interconnection Agreement

Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build

Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)

ConstructionCurrent

Project under construction

Typical: 18–30 months

Commercial Operation

Proposed COD: 2034-02-27

Technology
Solar513.5 MW · 50%
Battery510 MW · 50%
About

DESCENDANT RANCH 1 is a proposed 1023.5 MW hybrid solar and battery project in Colusa County, California. The development project, consisting of 513.5 MW of solar generation and a 510 MW battery energy storage system, is located within the CAISO region and interconnects to the PGAE utility grid at the Delevan 230 kV point of interconnection.

The project, identified by queue ID CAISO-1496, entered the CAISO interconnection queue on April 16, 2018, and has a proposed commercial operation date of February 27, 2034. The interconnection agreement for DESCENDANT RANCH 1 has been executed. The project has appeared in recent news coverage.

Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources

Project Details

State

CA

County

Colusa

Grid Region

CAISO (California)

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

Utility

PGAE

Entity

CAISO

Service Type

Point of Interconnection

Delevan 230 kV

Data Source

LBNL + Live

Market Context
Approximate
ISO / RTO
CAISO
Trading Hub
TH_NP15_GEN-APND
Hub Confidence
MEDIUM
Nearest Node (Estimated)
DELEVAN_2_B1
POI Substation
Delevan 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.

No news available for this project.