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Willow Springs 2

Willow Springs 2 is a 100 MW solar request built and operating in the CAISO interconnection queue, in Kern County, California, connecting to SCE.

Queue statusOperating
  1. PlanningQueued Jul 2010 (completed)
  2. ConsentedJan 2015 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 2019 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Request details

Queue ID
643AJ
Grid region
CAISO (California)
Utility / transmission owner
SCE
Connection point (POI)
Whirlwind Sub 230 kV Bus
Location
Kern County, California
Technology
Solar: 100 MW
Total requested
100 MW
Service type
Network resource (NRIS)
Study phase
Executed
Queue status
Operational
Entered queue
31 July 2010
Agreement signed
28 January 2015
Proposed online date
June 2013
Came online
January 2019

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