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SOLAR · CAISONorthern Orchard Solar 2
Northern Orchard Solar 2 is a 50.0 MW solar request built and operating in the CAISO interconnection queue, in Kern County, California, connecting to PGAE.
Request details
- Queue ID
- 1259
- Grid region
- CAISO (California)
- Utility / transmission owner
- PGAE
- Connection point (POI)
- Midway-Wheeler Ridge #2 230 kV Line
- Location
- Kern County, California
- Technology
- Solar: 50.0 MW
- Total requested
- 50.0 MW
- Service type
- Energy only (ERIS)
- Study phase
- Executed
- Queue status
- Operational
- Entered queue
- 2 May 2016
- Agreement signed
- 30 May 2024
- Proposed online date
- December 2020
- Came online
- April 2025
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