OAKDALE STORAGE

CAISO-1895BetaActiveBatteryCAISOLBNL + Live

102.672 MW storage in Stanislaus, CA · In queue since April 2021 · Proposed COD September 2029

BA: CISOISO/RTO: CAISONERC: WECCRC: RCW

102.672 MW

Capacity

Components

Battery

5y 3m

In Queue

IA Executed

IA Phase

Signed Sep 2025

Status

as of 2y 5m ago

Project statusProposedManteca Bulletin · 2024-02-10

Interconnection

Queue → IA

4y 5m

IA → COD

4 years

Total Duration

4y 5m

Study Phase

C14

Construction75%

Queue EntryApr 15, 2021

Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO

Cluster Study (Phase I/II)

CAISO uses cluster studies where projects are batched annually and studied together.

Typical: 36–48 months (IR to IA)

Interconnection AgreementSep 29, 2025

Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build

Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)

ConstructionCurrent

Project under construction

Typical: 6–18 months

Commercial Operation

Proposed COD: 2029-09-18

Cross-source intelligence

Beta

High confidence·4 sources·as of 2026-06-01

Expected COD

Sep 2029

From queue filing

Developer

AES Corporation

Filed as Oakdale Storage, LLC

Status

IA Executed

IA Executed — interconnection agreement signed 2025-09-29, project remains in pre-construction phase

Financing

Unannounced

Key milestones

IA executedSep 29, 2025Most recent

Large Generator Interconnection Agreement executed with CAISO

source

Project lifecycle

as of 2024-02-10

Phaseia_pendingManteca Bulletin · 2024-02-10

OperationalNoManteca Bulletin · 2024-02-10

TechnologyBatteryManteca Bulletin · 2024-02-10

DeveloperKorda Energy StorageManteca Bulletin · 2024-02-10

PPA offtakerPG&EManteca Bulletin · 2024-02-10

Permit decisionpendingManteca Bulletin · 2024-02-10

About

The proposed OAKDALE STORAGE project is a 102.67 MW battery energy storage system located in Stanislaus County, California. The project is in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) interconnection queue as entry CAISO-1895, with a queue entry date of April 15, 2021. The proposed commercial operation date is September 18, 2029.

The project's interconnection status is currently in the System Impact Study phase. The point of interconnection is the Cottle 230 kV substation. Recent news coverage has highlighted the project, focusing on grid-related aspects.

Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources

CAISO Queue

Development Risk

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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P(COD by stated date)

Financing close probability

EPC + tax-equity counterparty

Project Details

State

County

Stanislaus

Grid Region

CAISO (California)

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

—

Utility

PGAE

Entity

CAISO

Service Type

NRIS

Point of Interconnection

Cottle 230 kV

Data Source

LBNL + Live

Risk Analytics

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Climate hazards (8+)

Generation variability (P10/P50/P90)

Offtake + transmission counterparty

Generation Forecast

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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10-year P50 forecast

First-year output estimate

Weather + policy scenarios

Financial Forecast

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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10-year revenue projection

First-year DSCR

Financing close risk

Market Context

Approximate

ISO / RTO: CAISO
Trading Hub: TH_NP15_GEN-APND
Hub Confidence: MEDIUM
Nearest Node (Estimated): COTTLE_7_N002
POI Substation: Cottle 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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OAKDALE STORAGE (CAISO-1895) — Project Summary

OAKDALE STORAGE