EASLEY

CAISO-2042BetaActiveSolarBatteryCAISOLBNL + Live

940 MW hybrid in Riverside, CA · In queue since April 2021 · Proposed COD March 2028

BA: CISOISO/RTO: CAISONERC: WECCRC: RCW

940 MW

Capacity

Components

Solar + Battery

5y 3m

In Queue

IA Executed

IA Phase

Signed Jan 2025

Interconnection

Queue → IA

3y 9m

IA → COD

3y 2m

Total Duration

3y 9m

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 AgreementJan 28, 2025

Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build

Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)

ConstructionCurrent

Project under construction

Typical: 18–30 months

Commercial Operation

Proposed COD: 2028-03-06

Cross-source intelligence

Beta

High confidence·7 sources·as of 2026-06-01

Expected COD

2028

From queue filing

Developer

Intersect Power

Filed as IP Easley

Status

IA Executed

IA Executed (2025-01-28) — BLM approval granted Dec 2024, construction has begun per Aspen Environmental Group, on track for 2028 COD

Financing

Secured

Governor Newsom announced ~$300M investment in Feb 2024; project advancing through construction indicates financing closed

Ownership history

2026-01·Intersect Power (independent)→Google/Alphabetsource

Key milestones

Financing closeFeb 2024

Governor Newsom streamlined project with ~$300M investment announced

source

Permit approvedAug 28, 2024

Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved project

source

Permit approvedDec 6, 2024

BLM approved Easley Solar project on 2,700 acres of federal land

source

Groundbreaking2025

Construction officially begun on Easley Solar Project

source

IA executedJan 28, 2025

Interconnection Agreement executed with CAISO

source

Ownership changeJan 2026Most recent

Google/Alphabet acquired Intersect Power

source

Project lifecycle

as of 2024-12-06

PhaseIA executedBureau of Land Management (.gov) · 2024-12-06

Phase history

2024-08Construction2024-12IA executed

OperationalNoBureau of Land Management (.gov) · 2024-12-06

TechnologyHybridBureau of Land Management (.gov) · 2024-12-06

DeveloperEasley Solar, LLC±Bureau of Land Management (.gov) · 2024-12-06

Permit decisionGrantedBureau of Land Management (.gov) · 2024-12-06

About

The EASLEY project is a proposed 1000 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage project located in Riverside County, California. The development project consists of a 350 MW solar component and a 650 MW battery energy storage system. It is listed in the CAISO interconnection queue under queue ID CAISO-2042, with an interconnection queue entry date of April 15, 2021, and a proposed commercial operation date of March 6, 2028. The project has an Interconnection Agreement (IA) executed with CAISO and will interconnect at the Red Bluff Substation 500 kV.

The EASLEY project is in the service territory of Southern California Edison (SCE). Recent news coverage indicates regulatory interest in the project, with six articles categorized as regulatory and two as industry news.

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

Riverside

Grid Region

CAISO (California)

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

—

Utility

SCE

Entity

CAISO

Service Type

NRIS

Point of Interconnection

Red Bluff Substation 500 kV

Data Source

LBNL + Live

DeveloperIntersect PowerCoachella Valley Independent · 2025-01-22

ApplicantIP Easley±Bureau of Land Management (.gov) · 2024-08-21

AgencyBureau of Land ManagementBureau of Land Management (.gov) · 2024-12-06

RulingNotice±Bureau of Land Management (.gov) · 2024-08-21

Risk Analytics

Composite operating-phase risk view — what this asset's risk profile will look like once it commissions. Climate hazards across its operating life, expected generation variability, and offtake counterparty exposure, decomposed into a single decision-grade score. Powered by InfraRisk.

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Climate hazards (8+)

Generation variability (P10/P50/P90)

Offtake + transmission counterparty

Technology

Solar290 MW · 31%

Battery650 MW · 69%

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_SP15_GEN-APND
Hub Confidence: MEDIUM
Nearest Node (Estimated): OBERON_7_N122
POI Substation: Red Bluff 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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