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SOLAR + STORAGE · CAISOWilly 9
Willy 9 is a 338 MW solar + storage request built and operating in the CAISO interconnection queue, in Kern County, California, connecting to SCE.
Request details
- Queue ID
- 1319
- Grid region
- CAISO (California)
- Utility / transmission owner
- SCE
- Connection point (POI)
- Whirlwind Substation 230kV
- Location
- Kern County, California
- Technology
- Solar: 174 MW · Battery: 164 MW
- Total requested
- 338 MW
- Service type
- Network resource (NRIS)
- Study phase
- Executed
- Queue status
- Operational
- Entered queue
- 2 May 2016
- Agreement signed
- 8 October 2025
- Proposed online date
- December 2020
- Came online
- May 2025
Location
Marker shows the centre of Kern 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