STERLING
500 MW hybrid in Clark, NV · In queue since April 2021 · Proposed COD May 2031
500 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
5y 1m
In Queue
System Impact Study
IA Status
COD target: 2031
Total Duration
10y 1m
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: 2031-05-26
The STERLING project is a proposed 500 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage development in Clark County, Nevada. The project consists of a 250 MW solar photovoltaic array coupled with a 250 MW battery energy storage system. It is located within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) region and is interconnected to the Southern California Edison (SCE) grid at the Mohave Substation 500 kV point of interconnection.
The project, identified as CAISO-2140 in the CAISO interconnection queue, entered the queue on April 15, 2021, and has a proposed commercial operation date of May 26, 2031. Its interconnection status is currently in the System Impact Study phase. The STERLING project has been mentioned in recent news coverage.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
NV
County
Clark
Grid Region
CAISO (California)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
SCE
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
Mohave Substation 500 kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_SP15_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- SOPOINT_LNODE-2
- POI Substation
- Mohave 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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