DESERT SANDS
300 MW storage in Riverside, CA · In queue since April 2020 · Proposed COD March 2035
300 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Battery
6y 1m
In Queue
System Impact Study
IA Status
COD target: 2035
Total Duration
14y 11m
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 not yet executed
Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)
Proposed COD: 2035-03-31
The DESERT SANDS project is a proposed 300 MW battery storage project located in Riverside County, California. The project is in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) interconnection queue as entry CAISO-1758, with a queue entry date of April 15, 2020. The proposed commercial operation date is March 31, 2035. The project's interconnection status is currently in the System Impact Study phase. Southern California Edison (SCE) is the utility.
The DESERT SANDS project has been featured in recent news coverage related to deals.
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
Devers Substation 230kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_SP15_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- GARNET_7_N006
- POI Substation
- Devers 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.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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