Foothills
411.9 MW hybrid in San Benito, CA · In queue since April 2023 · Proposed COD April 2028
411.9 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
3y 1m
In Queue
Not Started
IA Status
COD target: 2028
Total Duration
5 years
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: 2028-04-01
The Foothills project is a proposed 411.9 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage development in San Benito County, California. The project consists of a 206 MW solar array coupled with a 205.9 MW battery energy storage system. It is located within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) region and is interconnected with Pacific Gas & Electric (PGAE) at the Los Banos 500 kV point of interconnection.
The project, identified as CAISO-54595 in the CAISO interconnection queue, entered the queue on April 17, 2023, with a proposed commercial operation date of April 1, 2028. As of the latest data, the interconnection agreement (IA) has not yet been started. The Foothills project has been the subject of recent news coverage, with 158 articles mentioning the development.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
CA
County
San Benito
Grid Region
CAISO (California)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
PGAE
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
LOS BANOS 500 kV
Data Source
LBNL
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- SNTANLA_6_N001
- POI Substation
- Los Banos 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 2026-03-21
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