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Pio Pico Energy Center

Pio Pico Energy Center is a 308 MW gas request built and operating in the CAISO interconnection queue, in San Diego County, California, connecting to SDGE.

Queue statusOperating
  1. PlanningQueued Feb 2010 (completed)
  2. ConsentedSep 2012 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingNov 2016 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Request details

Queue ID
574
Grid region
CAISO (California)
Utility / transmission owner
SDGE
Connection point (POI)
Otay Mesa Switchyard 230 kV
Location
San Diego County, California
Technology
Gas: 308 MW
Total requested
308 MW
Service type
Network resource (NRIS)
Study phase
Executed
Queue status
Operational
Entered queue
1 February 2010
Agreement signed
14 September 2012
Proposed online date
May 2013
Came online
November 2016

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