United States βΊ Grid βΊ Interconnection queues βΊ California
BATTERY STORAGE Β· CAISOBaca
Baca is a 491 MW battery storage request withdrawn in the CAISO interconnection queue, in Merced County, California, connecting to PGAE.
Queue statusWithdrawn / abandoned
- PlanningQueued Apr 2023 (completed)
- Withdrawn / abandonedDec 2025 (project stopped here)
- Consented (not reached)
- Construction (not reached)
- Operating (not reached)
- Closed (not reached)
Request details
- Queue ID
- 2217
- Grid region
- CAISO (California)
- Utility / transmission owner
- PGAE
- Connection point (POI)
- LOS BANOS 500 kV
- Location
- Merced County, California
- Technology
- Battery: 491 MW
- Total requested
- 491 MW
- Service type
- Network resource (NRIS)
- Study phase
- Caiso Cluster 15 Unvalidated
- Queue status
- Withdrawn
- Entered queue
- 17 April 2023
- Proposed online date
- October 2028
- Withdrawn
- December 2025
Location
Marker shows the centre of Merced County; the queue data does not give exact sites.
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- AustralisSolar + storage Β· 614 MW Β· agreement signed
- Spikes Peak SolarSolar + storage Β· 318 MW Β· agreement signed
- Wright SolarSolar + storage Β· 280 MW Β· agreement signed
- Cougar StorageBattery storage Β· 204 MW Β· agreement signed
- Las Camas 3Solar + storage Β· 203 MW Β· agreement signed
- Las Camas 1Solar + storage Β· 203 MW Β· agreement signed
- ZetaSolar + storage Β· 155 MW Β· agreement signed
- Gonzaga HybridWind + storage Β· 115 MW Β· agreement signed
- Gonzaga Wind FarmOnshore wind Β· 80.0 MW Β· agreement signed
- Carissalito CreekSolar + storage Β· 832 MW Β· in study
- CantusSolar + storage Β· 499 MW Β· in study
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