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Blue Hornet Solar

Blue Hornet Solar is a 100 MW solar request built and operating in the CAISO interconnection queue, in Imperial County, California, connecting to SDGE.

Queue statusOperating
  1. PlanningQueued Mar 2011 (completed)
  2. ConsentedOct 2018 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingNov 2022 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Request details

Queue ID
838
Grid region
CAISO (California)
Utility / transmission owner
SDGE
Connection point (POI)
Imperial Valley Substation 230 kV
Location
Imperial County, California
Technology
Solar: 100 MW
Total requested
100 MW
Service type
Network resource (NRIS)
Study phase
Executed
Queue status
Operational
Entered queue
31 March 2011
Agreement signed
1 October 2018
Proposed online date
December 2015
Came online
November 2022

Location

Marker shows the centre of Imperial County; the queue data does not give exact sites.

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Other requests in Imperial 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