EASLEY
1,000 MW hybrid in Riverside, CA · In queue since April 2021 · Proposed COD March 2028
1,000 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
5y 1m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
COD target: 2028
Total Duration
6y 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 executed — binding commitment to build
Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)
Project under construction
Typical: 18–30 months
Proposed COD: 2028-03-06
The EASLEY project is a proposed 1000 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage project located in Riverside County, California. The development project consists of a 350 MW solar component and a 650 MW battery energy storage system. It is listed in the CAISO interconnection queue under queue ID CAISO-2042, with an interconnection queue entry date of April 15, 2021, and a proposed commercial operation date of March 6, 2028. The project has an Interconnection Agreement (IA) executed with CAISO and will interconnect at the Red Bluff Substation 500 kV.
The EASLEY project is in the service territory of Southern California Edison (SCE). Recent news coverage indicates regulatory interest in the project, with six articles categorized as regulatory and two as industry news.
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 500 kV
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.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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