WINDSTAR I ALTERNATE
240 MW hybrid in Kern, CA · In queue since April 2006 · Proposed COD October 2030
240 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Wind + Battery
20y 3m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Phase
Signed Aug 2022
Queue → IA
16y 4m
IA → COD
8y 2m
Total Duration
16y 4m
Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO
CAISO uses cluster studies where projects are batched annually and studied together.
Typical: 36–48 months (IR to IA)
Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build
Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)
Project under construction
Typical: 24–36 months
Proposed COD: 2030-10-15
WINDSTAR I ALTERNATE is a proposed hybrid wind and battery project located in Kern County, California. The development project, with a total capacity of 240 MW, consists of 120 MW of wind generation and 120 MW of battery energy storage. The project is in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) interconnection queue as entry CAISO-100, with a queue entry date of April 5, 2006. The proposed commercial operation date is October 15, 2030.
The project has an executed Interconnection Agreement (IA) dated August 5, 2022. The point of interconnection is the Vincent Substation 230kV, and the interconnecting utility is Southern California Edison (SCE). The project is currently listed as active in the CAISO queue. The developer is unknown.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
Realization history for this asset — final cost vs plan, COD slip vs original date, and construction duration vs cohort. Retrospective context for the operating risk view above. Powered by InfraSure's development-stage modeling stack.
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State
CA
County
Kern
Grid Region
CAISO (California)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
SCE
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
NRIS
Point of Interconnection
Vincent Substation 230kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
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- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_SP15_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- VINCENT_2_N101
- POI Substation
- Vincent Substation
This project's market context is estimated from its Point of Interconnection. Hub and node assignments are approximate and based on geographic inference from the POI substation name.
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