Carissalito Creek
800 MW hybrid in Merced, CA · In queue since April 2023 · Proposed COD December 2030
800 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
3y 1m
In Queue
Not Started
IA Status
COD target: 2030
Total Duration
7y 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: 2030-12-31
The Carissalito Creek project is a proposed 800 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage project located in Merced County, California. The development project, which consists of 400 MW of solar photovoltaic generation and 400 MW of battery energy storage, is interconnected to the PG&E utility via the Los Banos 500 kV point of interconnection.
The project is listed in the CAISO interconnection queue as queue ID CAISO-54809, with an entry date of April 17, 2023. The proposed commercial operation date is December 31, 2030. As of the latest data, the interconnection agreement has not yet been started.
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.
