Crusade (CAISO-55001) — Project Summary

Queue ID
CAISO-55001
Capacity
1028.2 MW
Technology
Battery
Status
active
Location
Orange, CA
Region
CAISO
Developer
IA Status
Not Started

Crusade

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1,028.2 MW storage in Orange, CA · In queue since April 2023 · Proposed COD December 2028

1,028.2 MW

Capacity

1

Components

Battery

3y 1m

In Queue

Not Started

IA Status

COD target: 2028

Interconnection

Total Duration

5y 8m

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: 2028-12-31

About

The Crusade project is a proposed 1028.2 MW battery storage development in Orange County, California. The project is located within the CAISO region and interconnects with Southern California Edison (SCE) at the VIEJO 230 kV point of interconnection. It consists of a single 1028.2 MW battery component.

The project, identified as CAISO-55001 in the CAISO interconnection queue, entered the queue on April 17, 2023, with a proposed commercial operation date of December 31, 2028. As of the current data, the interconnection agreement (IA) has not yet been started. The Crusade project has been mentioned in recent news coverage.

Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources

Project Details

State

CA

County

Orange

Grid Region

CAISO (California)

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

Utility

SCE

Entity

CAISO

Service Type

Point of Interconnection

VIEJO 230 kV

Data Source

LBNL

ApplicantNextEra Energy, Invenergy, Leeward Energy, ConnectGenENR · 2025-10-13
AgencyU.S. Department of the InteriorENR · 2025-10-13
RulingDenialENR · 2025-10-13
Market Context
Approximate
ISO / RTO
CAISO
Trading Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Hub Confidence
MEDIUM
Nearest Node (Estimated)
VIEJOSC_2_N004
POI Substation
Viejo 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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