JOVE SOLAR
4,132.6 MW hybrid in La Paz, AZ · In queue since April 2021 · Proposed COD January 2030
4,132.6 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
5y 1m
In Queue
System Impact Study
IA Status
COD target: 2030
Total Duration
8y 9m
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: 2030-01-26
The JOVE SOLAR project is a proposed 4132.6 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage development in La Paz County, Arizona. The project, under development by DCRT, consists of a 2042.4 MW solar array coupled with a 2090.2 MW battery energy storage system. It is located within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) region and is interconnected at the Cielo Azul Substation 500 kV.
The project entered the CAISO interconnection queue on April 15, 2021, under queue ID CAISO-2023, with a proposed commercial operation date of January 26, 2030. Its current interconnection status is System Impact Study. The JOVE SOLAR project has been the subject of recent news coverage, including 3 articles related to regulatory matters and 1 article related to development.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
AZ
County
La Paz
Grid Region
CAISO (California)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
DCRT
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
Cielo Azul Substation 500 kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_SP15_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.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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