CPC WEST
900 MW hybrid in Kern, CA · In queue since January 1970 · Proposed COD July 2026
900 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Wind + Battery
56y 4m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
Signed Jan 1970
Queue → IA
<1 month
IA → COD
56y 6m
Total Duration
<1 month
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: 24–36 months
Proposed COD: 2026-07-05
The CPC WEST project is a proposed 900 MW hybrid wind and battery energy storage project located in Kern County, California. The development project consists of a 600 MW wind farm coupled with a 300 MW battery energy storage system. The project is interconnected to Southern California Edison (SCE) and is listed in the CAISO interconnection queue as entry CAISO-96.
The project entered the CAISO queue on January 1, 1970, with a proposed commercial operation date of July 5, 2026. The interconnection agreement (IA) has been executed as of January 1, 1970. The point of interconnection (POI) for the project is the Tehachapi Conceptual Substation #1. The project has appeared in recent news coverage.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
CA
County
Kern
Grid Region
CAISO (California)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
SCE
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
Tehachapi Conceptual Substation #1
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_NP15_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- BAYSHOR2_1_N001
- POI Substation
- Substation M
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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