Orchard BESS
100 MW storage in Ulster, NY · In queue since August 2024 · Proposed COD June 2029
100 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
The Orchard BESS project is a proposed 100 MW battery storage project located in Ulster County, New York. Developed by Empire Reserve Energy, LLC, the project consists of a single 100 MW battery component. It is currently active in the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) interconnection queue as entry NYISO-C24-059, with a queue entry date of August 1, 2024, and a proposed commercial operation date of June 1, 2029.
The project intends to interconnect to the Central Hudson Gas & Electric (CHGE) grid at the 115kV Modena Substation. As of the current data, the project does not have an interconnection agreement (IA) in place and has appeared in recent news coverage regarding energy storage projects in the state.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
NY
County
Ulster
Grid Region
NYISO (New York)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
Empire Reserve Energy, LLC
Utility
CHGE
Entity
NYISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
115kV Modena Substation
Data Source
LBNL
- ISO / RTO
- NYISO
- Trading Hub
- ZONE G
- Hub Confidence
- HIGH
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- HUD VL
- POI Substation
- Modena 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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