Saltgrass (CAISO-54873) — Project Summary

Queue ID
CAISO-54873
Capacity
171.297 MW
Technology
Battery
Status
active
Location
Stanislaus, CA
Region
CAISO
Developer
IA Status
Not Started

Saltgrass

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171.297 MW storage in Stanislaus, CA · In queue since April 2023 · Proposed COD January 2026

171.297 MW

Capacity

1

Components

Battery

3y 1m

In Queue

Not Started

IA Status

COD target: 2026

Interconnection

Total Duration

2y 9m

Schedule

3 months past proposed COD

In Study38%
Queue EntryApr 17, 2023

Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO

Cluster Study (Phase I/II)Current

CAISO uses cluster studies where projects are batched annually and studied together.

Typical: 36–48 months (IR to IA)

Interconnection Agreement

Interconnection agreement not yet executed

Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)

Commercial Operation

Proposed COD: 2026-01-30

About

The Saltgrass project is a proposed 171.3 MW battery storage development in Stanislaus County, California. The project is located within the CAISO region and is being interconnected to the PGAE utility grid at the SALADO 115 kV point of interconnection. It entered the CAISO interconnection queue as queue ID CAISO-54873 on April 17, 2023, with a proposed commercial operation date of January 30, 2026. As of the latest data, the interconnection agreement has not yet been started.

The development consists entirely of battery storage, with a total capacity of 171.3 MW. The project is currently listed as "active" within the CAISO interconnection queue. Recent news coverage has discussed the Saltgrass project.

Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources

Project Details

State

CA

County

Stanislaus

Grid Region

CAISO (California)

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

Utility

PGAE

Entity

CAISO

Service Type

Point of Interconnection

SALADO 115 kV

Data Source

LBNL

Market Context
Approximate
ISO / RTO
CAISO
Trading Hub
TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
Hub Confidence
MEDIUM
Nearest Node (Estimated)
MARSHALL_LNODEDR3
POI Substation
Salado 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.

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