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BATTERY STORAGE · CAISO

Blackbriar

Blackbriar is a 20.0 MW battery storage request built and operating in the CAISO interconnection queue, in Fresno County, California, connecting to PGAE.

Queue statusOperating
  1. PlanningQueued Apr 2014 (completed)
  2. ConsentedMar 2023 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingSep 2023 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Request details

Queue ID
1027
Grid region
CAISO (California)
Utility / transmission owner
PGAE
Connection point (POI)
Gates Substation 230kV
Location
Fresno County, California
Technology
Battery: 20.0 MW
Total requested
20.0 MW
Service type
Network resource (NRIS)
Study phase
Executed
Queue status
Operational
Entered queue
30 April 2014
Agreement signed
21 March 2023
Proposed online date
June 2016
Came online
September 2023

Location

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

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Other requests in Fresno 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