BlueWater Solar
2,037 MW hybrid in La Paz, AZ · In queue since April 2023 · Proposed COD December 2028
2,037 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
3y 1m
In Queue
Not Started
IA Status
COD target: 2028
Total Duration
5y 8m
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: 2028-12-29
BlueWater Solar is a proposed 2037 MW hybrid solar and battery project located in La Paz County, Arizona. The development project, with DCRT as the utility, consists of a 1016 MW solar component and a 1021 MW battery energy storage system.
The project is currently active in the CAISO interconnection queue under queue ID CAISO-54626, with an entry date of April 17, 2023. The proposed commercial operation date is December 29, 2028, and the interconnection agreement status is "Not Started." The point of interconnection is the CIELO AZUL 500 kV substation.
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 500 kV
Data Source
LBNL
- 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.