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BATTERY STORAGE · CAISO

Valley Center Energy Storage

Valley Center Energy Storage is a 119 MW battery storage request built and operating in the CAISO interconnection queue, in San Diego County, California, connecting to SDGE.

Queue statusOperating
  1. PlanningQueued Apr 2015 (completed)
  2. ConsentedApr 2020 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingDec 2021 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Request details

Queue ID
1191
Grid region
CAISO (California)
Utility / transmission owner
SDGE
Connection point (POI)
Valley Center Substation 69 kV
Location
San Diego County, California
Technology
Battery: 119 MW
Total requested
119 MW
Service type
Network resource (NRIS)
Study phase
Executed
Queue status
Operational
Entered queue
30 April 2015
Agreement signed
13 April 2020
Proposed online date
October 2018
Came online
December 2021

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