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El Cajon Energy Center

El Cajon Energy Center is a 49.9 MW gas request built and operating in the CAISO interconnection queue, in San Diego County, California, connecting to SDGE.

Queue statusOperating
  1. PlanningQueued Jul 2009 (completed)
  2. ConsentedMar 2010 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingOct 2010 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Request details

Queue ID
509
Grid region
CAISO (California)
Utility / transmission owner
SDGE
Connection point (POI)
El Cajon Substation 69 kV
Location
San Diego County, California
Technology
Gas: 49.9 MW
Total requested
49.9 MW
Service type
Network resource (NRIS)
Study phase
Executed
Queue status
Operational
Entered queue
31 July 2009
Agreement signed
11 March 2010
Proposed online date
June 2010
Came online
October 2010

Location

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

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Other requests in San Diego County

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