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BATTERY STORAGE · CAISOSanta Maria Energy BESS (Fka Santa Maria Energy Reliability Center)
Santa Maria Energy BESS (Fka Santa Maria Energy Reliability Center) is a 42.0 MW battery storage request withdrawn in the CAISO interconnection queue, in Santa Barbara County, California, connecting to PGAE.
Queue statusWithdrawn / abandoned
- PlanningQueued Apr 2015 (completed)
- Withdrawn / abandonedMar 2016 (project stopped here)
- Consented (not reached)
- Construction (not reached)
- Operating (not reached)
- Closed (not reached)
Request details
- Queue ID
- 1156
- Grid region
- CAISO (California)
- Utility / transmission owner
- PGAE
- Connection point (POI)
- Santa Maria Cogen 115 kV Tap
- Location
- Santa Barbara County, California
- Technology
- Battery: 42.0 MW
- Total requested
- 42.0 MW
- Service type
- Network resource (NRIS)
- Study phase
- System Impact Study
- Queue status
- Withdrawn
- Entered queue
- 30 April 2015
- Proposed online date
- May 2018
- Withdrawn
- March 2016
Location
Marker shows the centre of Santa Barbara County; the queue data does not give exact sites.
Power plants in California · Transmission lines in California
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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