PELICANS JAW HYBRID SOLAR
1,000 MW hybrid in Kings, CA · In queue since April 2019 · Proposed COD January 2028
1,000 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
7y 1m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
Signed Sep 2022
Queue → IA
3y 5m
IA → COD
5y 4m
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: 2028-01-24
PELICANS JAW HYBRID SOLAR is a proposed 1000 MW hybrid solar and battery project located in Kings County, California. The development project consists of 500 MW of solar generation and 500 MW of battery energy storage. It is interconnected to the CAISO grid at the Gates-Midway 230 kV Line.
The project, identified as CAISO-1593 in the CAISO interconnection queue, entered the queue on April 15, 2019, and has a proposed commercial operation date of January 24, 2028. An Interconnection Agreement (IA) was executed on September 25, 2022. The utility is PG&E. The project has appeared in recent news coverage.
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-Midway 230 kV Line
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- LOW
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.
