Lotus 3
400 MW storage in Merced, CA · In queue since April 2023 · Proposed COD December 2031
400 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Battery
3y 1m
In Queue
Not Started
IA Status
COD target: 2031
Total Duration
8y 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: 2031-12-31
Lotus 3 is a proposed 400 MW battery storage project located in Merced County, California. The project is in the CAISO interconnection queue as entry CAISO-54647, with a queue entry date of April 17, 2023, and a proposed commercial operation date of December 31, 2031. The interconnection point is the Los Banos 500 kV substation. The interconnection agreement status is "Not Started."
The project is in the Pacific Gas & Electric (PGAE) service area and has been mentioned in recent news coverage related to grid development.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
CA
County
Merced
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 2026-03-26
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