SOLAR DE MEXICALI
572.26 MW hybrid in Baja California, MX · In queue since April 2021 · Proposed COD March 2030
572.26 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
5y 1m
In Queue
System Impact Study
IA Status
COD target: 2030
Total Duration
8y 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: 2030-03-16
The SOLAR DE MEXICALI project is a proposed 572.26 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage project located in Baja California, Mexico. The development project consists of 286.13 MW of solar photovoltaic generation paired with 286.13 MW of battery storage. The project is interconnected to the CAISO grid via the Imperial Valley Substation 230 kV and is in the System Impact Study phase.
The project, identified as CAISO-2162 in the CAISO interconnection queue, entered the queue on April 15, 2021, with a proposed commercial operation date of March 16, 2030. The proposed project is contracted with SDGE. The SOLAR DE MEXICALI project has been featured in recent news coverage related to industry and deals.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
MX
County
Baja California
Grid Region
CAISO (California)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
SDGE
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
Imperial Valley Substation 230 kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_SP15_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- WESCAN_7_N002
- POI Substation
- Imperial Valley 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.
