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South Kern Solar PV Plant

South Kern Solar PV Plant is a 20.0 MW solar request built and operating in the CAISO interconnection queue, in Kern County, California, connecting to PGAE.

Queue statusOperating
  1. PlanningQueued Sep 2010 (completed)
  2. ConsentedAug 2013 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingApr 2015 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Request details

Queue ID
653EA
Grid region
CAISO (California)
Utility / transmission owner
PGAE
Connection point (POI)
Copus-Old River 70 kV
Location
Kern County, California
Technology
Solar: 20.0 MW
Total requested
20.0 MW
Service type
Network resource (NRIS)
Study phase
Executed
Queue status
Operational
Entered queue
30 September 2010
Agreement signed
16 August 2013
Proposed online date
April 2012
Came online
April 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