Valley Sunlight Refinery

Valley Sunlight Refinery is a 821 MW solar + storage request in interconnection study in the CAISO interconnection queue, in Kings County, California, connecting to PGAE.

Queue statusIn planning

PlanningQueued Apr 2021 (current stage)
Consented (not yet reached)
Construction (not yet reached)
OperatingTarget Feb 2032 (not yet reached)
Closed (not yet reached)

Studies assess what grid upgrades the project would need and who pays for them. A signed interconnection agreement is the main step before construction.

Request details

Queue ID: 2004
Grid region: CAISO (California)
Utility / transmission owner: PGAE
Connection point (POI): Gates-Midway 230 kV Line
Location: Kings County, California
Technology: Solar: 410 MW · Battery: 411 MW
Total requested: 821 MW
Service type: Network resource (NRIS)
Study phase: System Impact Study
Queue status: Active
Entered queue: 15 April 2021
Proposed online date: February 2032

Location

Marker shows the centre of Kings County; the queue data does not give exact sites.

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Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Queued Up, data through end of 2025, compiled from ISO/RTO and utility queues. Check the grid operator's own queue for the latest status. Report a problem