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BATTERY STORAGE · CAISOBlack Diamond ES2
Black Diamond ES2 is a 179 MW battery storage request with a signed interconnection agreement in the CAISO interconnection queue, in Contra Costa County, California, connecting to PGAE.
Queue statusConsented
- PlanningQueued Apr 2021 (completed)
- ConsentedNov 2025 (current stage)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingTarget Jun 2031 (not yet reached)
- Closed (not yet reached)
Request details
- Queue ID
- 1914
- Grid region
- CAISO (California)
- Utility / transmission owner
- PGAE
- Connection point (POI)
- Pittsburg 230 kV
- Location
- Contra Costa County, California
- Technology
- Battery: 179 MW
- Total requested
- 179 MW
- Service type
- Network resource (NRIS)
- Study phase
- Executed
- Queue status
- Active
- Entered queue
- 15 April 2021
- Agreement signed
- 18 November 2025
- Proposed online date
- June 2031
Location
Marker shows the centre of Contra Costa County; the queue data does not give exact sites.
Power plants in California · Transmission lines in California
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- Sherman Energy StorageBattery storage · 256 MW · in study
- Gateway Generating Facility (Fka Contra Costa Power Plant Project)Gas · 590 MW · built
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- Marsh Landing Generation Station - Simple Cycle UnitsGas · 100 MW · built
- Los Medanos Energy CenterGas · 72.0 MW · built
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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