Highland BESS
79 MW storage in Orange, NY · In queue since August 2024 · Proposed COD June 2029
79 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Battery
1y 9m
In Queue
—
IA Status
COD target: 2029
Total Duration
4y 10m
Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO
NYISO transitioned to a Transitional Cluster Study (TCS) format in 2024.
Typical: >42 months (historical); ~24 months target
Interconnection agreement not yet executed
Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)
Proposed COD: 2029-06-01
Highland BESS is a proposed 79 MW battery storage project located in Orange County, New York. Developed by Empire Reserve Energy, LLC, the project is interconnected to the Orange and Rockland (O&R) utility grid at the Sugarloaf 138kV point of interconnection. The project entered the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) interconnection queue as queue ID NYISO-C24-057 on August 1, 2024, with a proposed commercial operation date of June 1, 2029.
The Highland BESS project consists of 79 MW of battery storage capacity. This development has been featured in recent news coverage related to industry and development.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
NY
County
Orange
Grid Region
NYISO (New York)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
Empire Reserve Energy, LLC
Utility
O&R
Entity
NYISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
Sugarloaf 138kV
Data Source
LBNL
- ISO / RTO
- NYISO
- Trading Hub
- ZONE G
- Hub Confidence
- HIGH
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- SUGRLOAF_69_KV_LOAD_REV_LBMP_G
- POI Substation
- Sugarloaf 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.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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