KIFER BESS 1
50 MW storage in Santa Clara, CA · In queue since April 2021 · Proposed COD December 2025
50 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Battery
5y 1m
In Queue
Feasibility Study
IA Status
COD target: 2025
Total Duration
4y 8m
Schedule
5 months past proposed COD
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: 2025-12-18
KIFER BESS 1 is a proposed 50 MW battery storage project located in Santa Clara County, California. The project is in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) interconnection queue as queue ID CAISO-1918, with an entry date of April 15, 2021, and a proposed commercial operation date of December 18, 2025. The interconnection status is currently in the Feasibility Study phase.
The project, which is being developed within the Pacific Gas and Electric (PGAE) service area, is linked to the existing Kifer BESS 1 operating plant (EIA ID 68953).
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
CA
County
Santa Clara
Grid Region
CAISO (California)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
PGAE
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
KEN-OKJ 60 kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- POD_DUANE_1_PL1X3-APND
- POI Substation
- Kifer Receiving Station
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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