AZALEA
99.3 MW hybrid in Kern, CA · In queue since April 2018 · Proposed COD September 2025
99.3 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
8y 3m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Phase
Signed Jun 2020
Queue → IA
2y 2m
IA → COD
5y 3m
Total Duration
2y 2m
Schedule
10 months past proposed COD
Study Phase
C11
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: 18–30 months
Proposed COD: 2025-09-12
The AZALEA project is a proposed 99.3 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage project located in Kern County, California. The development project consists of a 61.3 MW solar array coupled with a 38 MW battery energy storage system. It is listed in the CAISO interconnection queue as project CAISO-1493, with an initial queue entry date of April 16, 2018, and a proposed commercial operation date of September 12, 2025. The interconnection point is Arco 70 kV, and the interconnecting utility is PG&E.
The project's interconnection agreement (IA) has been executed as of June 11, 2020. The AZALEA project has been the subject of recent news coverage, with nine articles appearing in industry and development publications.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
Realization risk from now to commercial operation — financing close, EPC and tax-equity counterparty mix, and COD probability vs the proposed date. The diligence view that determines whether the deal actually closes. 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
PGAE
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
NRIS
Point of Interconnection
Arco 70 kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
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Forward generation outlook — first-year production estimate and 10-year P50 trajectory, with probabilistic ranges (P10/P50/P90) across weather, demand, and policy scenarios. Powered by InfraSure's generation modeling stack.
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Forward revenue, DSCR projection, and financing-close risk — conditioned on commercial operation. First-year DSCR, 10-year cashflow, and counterparty exposure across price and policy scenarios. Powered by InfraSure's asset cashflow stack.
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- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- MEDIUM
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- AGRICO_7_B1
- POI Substation
- Agrico
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.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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