EXCELSIOR SOLAR (FKA: BURFORD FIVE POINTS)
120 MW hybrid in Fresno, CA · In queue since March 2011 · Proposed COD December 2024
120 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
15y 4m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Phase
Signed Mar 2014
Queue → IA
3 years
IA → COD
10y 9m
Total Duration
3 years
Schedule
19 months past proposed COD
Study Phase
C04
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: 2024-12-20
The Excelsior Solar (formerly Burford Five Points) project is a proposed 120 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage project located in Fresno County, California. The development project consists of 60 MW of solar photovoltaic generation paired with 60 MW of battery storage. The project is listed in the CAISO interconnection queue as queue ID CAISO-678 with an interconnection queue entry date of March 31, 2011.
The proposed commercial operation date for the Excelsior Solar project is December 20, 2024. An Interconnection Agreement (IA) for the project has been executed as of March 12, 2014. The point of interconnection is the Panoche-Schindler #1 and #2 115 kV Line. The project is currently listed as active in the interconnection queue.
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
Fresno
Grid Region
CAISO (California)
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
PGAE
Entity
CAISO
Service Type
NRIS
Point of Interconnection
Panoche-Schindler #1 and #2 115 kV Line
Data Source
LBNL + Live
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- ISO / RTO
- CAISO
- Trading Hub
- TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
- Hub Confidence
- LOW
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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