TULE WIND

CAISO-32BetaActiveWindBatteryCAISOLBNL + Live

259.2 MW hybrid in San Diego, CA · In queue since May 2004 · Proposed COD October 2030

BA: CISOISO/RTO: CAISONERC: WECCRC: RCW

259.2 MW

Capacity

Components

Wind + Battery

22y 2m

In Queue

IA Executed

IA Phase

Signed Mar 2011

Status

as of 4y 1m ago

Latest milestoneoperationalcbs8.com · 2022-06-20

Delay reasonpermittingSan Diego Union-Tribune · 2016-09-01

Interconnection

Queue → IA

6y 10m

IA → COD

19y 7m

Total Duration

6y 10m

Construction75%

Queue EntryMay 24, 2004

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 AgreementMar 23, 2011

Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build

Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)

ConstructionCurrent

Project under construction

Typical: 24–36 months

Commercial Operation

Proposed COD: 2030-10-31

Cross-source intelligence

Beta

High confidence·6 sources·as of 2026-06-01

Expected COD

Jan 2018

Queue date 3+ years staleQueue: 2030-10-31

Developer

Avangrid Renewables

From queue filing

Status

Online

Online — wind portion operational since January 2018 with 57 turbines; 132 MW battery storage component remains in planning/permitting per CAISO queue

Financing

Secured

Wind phase financing secured pre-2018 construction; battery storage financing status unannounced

Ownership history

—·Iberdrola Renewables→Avangrid Renewablessource

Key milestones

IA executedMar 23, 2011

Interconnection Agreement executed with CAISO

source

GroundbreakingSep 2016

Construction started after 13 years of permitting delays

source

Permit approvedOct 2016

California State Lands Commission approved expansion of Tule Wind project

source

COD targetJan 2018Most recent

Tule Wind Farm began producing electricity with 57 turbines operational

source

Project lifecycle

as of 2016-10-31

PhaseConstructionSan Diego Union-Tribune · 2016-10-31

OperationalNoSan Diego Union-Tribune · 2016-10-31

TechnologyWindSan Diego Union-Tribune · 2016-10-31

DeveloperAvangrid RenewablesSan Diego Union-Tribune · 2016-10-31

PPA offtakerSouthern California EdisonSan Diego Union-Tribune · 2016-10-31

GroundbreakingAnnouncedSan Diego Union-Tribune · 2016-10-31

Permit decisionGrantedSan Diego Union-Tribune · 2016-10-31

About

The TULE WIND project is a proposed wind generation project with a total capacity of 193.8 MW, located in San Diego County, California. The project is interconnected to the CAISO grid via the Boulevard East Substation 138 kV and is in the CAISO interconnection queue as entry CAISO-32, with a queue entry date of May 24, 2004. The proposed commercial operation date is October 31, 2030. An Interconnection Agreement (IA) was executed on March 23, 2011.

The project is under development by an unknown developer and has been featured in recent news coverage. The utility is SDGE, and the interconnecting entity is CAISO.

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

San Diego

Grid Region

CAISO (California)

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

—

Utility

SDGE

Entity

CAISO

Service Type

NRIS

Point of Interconnection

Boulevard East Substation 138 kV

Data Source

LBNL + Live

DeveloperAvangrid Renewablescbs8.com · 2022-06-20

ApplicantAvangrid RenewablesSan Diego Union-Tribune · 2016-10-31

AgencyCalifornia State Lands CommissionSan Diego Union-Tribune · 2016-10-31

RulingApprovalSan Diego Union-Tribune · 2016-10-31

Risk Analytics

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Climate hazards (8+)

Generation variability (P10/P50/P90)

Offtake + transmission counterparty

Technology

Wind127.6 MW · 49%

Battery131.6 MW · 51%

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

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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
POI Substation: Boulevard

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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TULE WIND (CAISO-32) — Project Summary

TULE WIND