COMMERCE ENERGY STORAGE (CAISO-1611) — Project Summary

Queue ID
CAISO-1611
Capacity
250 MW
Technology
Battery
Status
active
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Region
CAISO
Developer
IA Status
IA Executed

COMMERCE ENERGY STORAGE

CAISO-1611BetaActiveBatteryCAISOLBNL + Live

250 MW storage in Los Angeles, CA · In queue since April 2019 · Proposed COD June 2026

250 MW

Capacity

1

Components

Battery

7y 1m

In Queue

IA Executed

IA Status

Signed Jan 2022

Interconnection

Queue → IA

2y 9m

IA → COD

4y 5m

Total Duration

2y 9m

Construction75%
Queue EntryApr 15, 2019

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 AgreementJan 12, 2022

Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build

Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)

ConstructionCurrent

Project under construction

Typical: 6–18 months

Commercial Operation

Proposed COD: 2026-06-01

About

The Commerce Energy Storage project is a proposed 250 MW battery storage development in Los Angeles County, California. The project is located in the CAISO region and interconnects to Southern California Edison (SCE) at the Laguna Bell Substation 230kV. It entered the CAISO interconnection queue as queue ID CAISO-1611 on April 15, 2019, with a proposed commercial operation date of June 1, 2026. An Interconnection Agreement (IA) was executed on January 12, 2022.

The project consists of 250 MW of battery storage capacity. The Commerce Energy Storage project has been mentioned in recent news coverage.

Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources

Project Details

State

CA

County

Los Angeles

Grid Region

CAISO (California)

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

Utility

SCE

Entity

CAISO

Service Type

Point of Interconnection

Laguna Bell Substation 230kV

Data Source

LBNL + Live

Market Context
Approximate
ISO / RTO
CAISO
Trading Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Hub Confidence
MEDIUM
Nearest Node (Estimated)
LAGUBELL_6_N005
POI Substation
Laguna Bell 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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