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BATTERY STORAGE · CAISO

Black Diamond Energy Storage

Black Diamond Energy Storage is a 200 MW battery storage request built and operating in the CAISO interconnection queue, in Contra Costa County, California, connecting to PGAE.

Queue statusOperating
  1. PlanningQueued Apr 2015 (completed)
  2. ConsentedNov 2017 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 2022 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Request details

Queue ID
1111
Grid region
CAISO (California)
Utility / transmission owner
PGAE
Connection point (POI)
Pittsburgh Substation 230kV
Location
Contra Costa County, California
Technology
Battery: 200 MW
Total requested
200 MW
Service type
Network resource (NRIS)
Study phase
Executed
Queue status
Operational
Entered queue
30 April 2015
Agreement signed
17 November 2017
Proposed online date
June 2018
Came online
March 2022

Location

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

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Other requests in Contra Costa 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