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United States β€Ί Grid β€Ί Interconnection queues β€Ί California

SOLAR Β· CAISO

Solar Star 2

Solar Star 2 is a 276 MW solar request built and operating in the CAISO interconnection queue, in Kern County, California, connecting to SCE.

Queue statusOperating
  1. PlanningQueued May 2008 (completed)
  2. ConsentedNov 2011 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 2015 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Request details

Queue ID
408
Grid region
CAISO (California)
Utility / transmission owner
SCE
Connection point (POI)
Cottonwind-Whirlwind 230kV line
Location
Kern County, California
Technology
Solar: 276 MW
Total requested
276 MW
Service type
Network resource (NRIS)
Study phase
Executed
Queue status
Operational
Entered queue
30 May 2008
Agreement signed
22 November 2011
Proposed online date
July 2012
Came online
June 2015

Location

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

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Other requests in Kern 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