Copper Cloud
200 MW storage in Merced, CA · In queue since April 2023 · Proposed COD December 2031
200 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
The Copper Cloud project is a proposed 200 MW battery storage project located in Merced County, California. The project is listed in the CAISO interconnection queue as entry CAISO-54650, with a queue entry date of April 17, 2023. Pacific Gas and Electric (PGAE) is the utility. The proposed commercial operation date is December 31, 2031, and the interconnection agreement (IA) status is "Not Started".
The project is located within the CAISO region and consists solely of battery storage. The point of interconnection (POI) is the Los Banos 500 kV substation. The developer is unknown, and there is no indication of recent news coverage or a link to an existing operating plant.
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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