LYCAN SOLAR
800 MW hybrid in Riverside, CA · In queue since April 2019 · Proposed COD April 2030
800 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
7y 1m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
Signed Apr 2023
Queue → IA
4 years
IA → COD
7 years
Total Duration
4 years
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: 2030-04-01
The Lycan Solar project is a proposed 800 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage project in Riverside County, California. The project consists of 400 MW of solar photovoltaic generation and 400 MW of battery energy storage. It is interconnected to Southern California Edison (SCE) via the Red Bluff Substation 500kV.
The project is listed in the CAISO interconnection queue as CAISO-1643, with an initial queue entry date of April 15, 2019. The proposed commercial operation date is April 1, 2030, and the Interconnection Agreement (IA) was executed on April 13, 2023. The Lycan Solar project has been the subject of recent news coverage.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
CA
County
Riverside
Grid Region
CAISO (California)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
SCE
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
Red Bluff Substation 500kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_SP15_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- OBERON_7_N122
- POI Substation
- Red Bluff 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.
