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BATTERY STORAGE · WESTBattery storage project Q78, Kern County
Battery storage project Q78, Kern County is a 500 MW battery storage request in interconnection study in the West interconnection queue, in Kern County, California, connecting to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
- PlanningQueued Oct 2020 (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingTarget Aug 2021 (not yet reached)
- Closed (not yet reached)
Studies assess what grid upgrades the project would need and who pays for them. A signed interconnection agreement is the main step before construction.
Request details
- Queue ID
- Q78
- Grid region
- West (non-ISO utilities)
- Utility / transmission owner
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- Connection point (POI)
- Rosamond 230kV Switching Station
- Location
- Kern County, California
- Technology
- Other Storage: 500 MW
- Total requested
- 500 MW
- Study phase
- Application received
- Queue status
- Active
- Entered queue
- 2 October 2020
- Proposed online date
- August 2021
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