Black Cherry BESS
400 MW storage in Mckean, PA · In queue since October 2024 · Proposed COD February 2027
400 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Battery
1y 7m
In Queue
—
IA Status
COD target: 2027
Total Duration
2y 4m
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: 2027-02-01
Black Cherry BESS is a proposed 400 MW battery storage project located in Mckean County, Pennsylvania. The project, developed by Black Cherry Wind Power, LLC, is interconnected to the NYISO grid at the Homer City to Piercebrook 345kV Line. It entered the NYISO interconnection queue as queue ID NYISO-C24-309 on October 1, 2024, with a proposed commercial operation date of February 1, 2027.
The project consists of 400 MW of battery storage capacity. The interconnection utility is NYSEG, and the project is currently listed as active in the NYISO queue. The project has appeared in recent news coverage.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
PA
County
Mckean
Grid Region
NYISO (New York)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
Black Cherry Wind Power, LLC
Utility
NYSEG
Entity
NYISO
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
Homer City to Piercebrook 345kV Line
Data Source
LBNL
- ISO / RTO
- NYISO
- Trading Hub
- ZONE F
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
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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