WRIGHT SOLAR
280 MW hybrid in Merced, CA · In queue since March 2011 · Proposed COD October 2026
280 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
15y 2m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
Signed Mar 2014
Queue → IA
3 years
IA → COD
12y 7m
Total Duration
3 years
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 executed — binding commitment to build
Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)
Project under construction
Typical: 18–30 months
Proposed COD: 2026-10-21
The Wright Solar project is a proposed 280 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage project in Merced County, California. The development project consists of a 200 MW solar photovoltaic component coupled with an 80 MW battery energy storage system. It is interconnected to the CAISO grid under queue ID CAISO-779, with an interconnection request date of March 31, 2011, and a proposed commercial operation date of October 21, 2026. The project's interconnection agreement was executed on March 21, 2014.
The project is connected to the Los Banos-Panoche #1 230kV Line. Wright Solar has been the subject of recent news coverage, with 25 articles appearing in the press.
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-Panoche #1 230kV Line
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- LOW
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 2026-03-14
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