Grid connection · Nye County, Nevada, United States
Bristlecone grid connection (CAISO 2257)
Bristlecone grid connection (CAISO 2257) is a planned grid connection in Nye County, Nevada, United States, with 450 MW of capacity, connected by California Independent System Operator Corporation.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Nye County (connects at Valley Switch 230 kV) | CAISO queue report · CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (cluster C15) | CAISO queue report · CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 450 MW | CAISO queue report · CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar (registered as Photovoltaic/Solar, Storage/Battery) | CAISO queue report · CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Storage (registered as Photovoltaic/Solar, Storage/Battery) | CAISO queue report · CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | California Independent System Operator Corporation | CAISO queue report · CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Queue date | 12 Feb 2025 | CAISO queue report · CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 1 Jun 2030 (proposed) | CAISO queue report · CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this grid connection and its grid operator.Who holds it up to the parent company, the project behind it and its connection date, and an introduction to the grid operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this grid connection from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Entered the connection queue
How it compares
Bristlecone grid connection (CAISO 2257) is the 13th-largest of 53 grid connections in Nevada and the 454th-largest of 4,021 in the United States by capacity; its 450 MW is <0.1% of the 923,876 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the grid connections in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 13th of 53 | 16,392 MW | 2.7% |
| United States | 454th of 4,021 | 923,876 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 755th of 7,928 | 1,372,494 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this grid connection from its sources, oldest first.
- Due to connect
Grid operator and place
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- Bearing Energy grid connection (CAISO 55369)1,500 MW
- Ormond Beach Energy Center grid connection (CAISO 55341)1,491 MW
- Sanborn Hybrid 3 grid connection (CAISO 1632)1,400 MW
- Angeleno Solar Farm grid connection (CAISO 1625)1,150 MW
- Wingtip Solar 1 grid connection (CAISO 1943)1,150 MW
- Darden grid connection (CAISO 1949)1,150 MW
Other grid connections in Nevada
- Eucalyptus grid connection (CAISO 55264)800 MW
- Arida 2 Solar Farm grid connection (CAISO 1647)700 MW
- Brightwing grid connection (CAISO 55216)500 MW
- MOSEY grid connection (CAISO 2148)500 MW
- Redfish grid connection (CAISO 55219)500 MW
- Rock Valley Energy Center grid connection (CAISO 2144)500 MW
- Silver Star Solar grid connection (CAISO 2142)500 MW
- Skyward grid connection (CAISO 55211)500 MW
Data on this page
- California ISO. CAISO queue report, CAISO Privacy and Terms of Use.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- ERCOT GIS report. ERCOT GIS report, ERCOT Terms of Use.
- Supported by National Energy SO Open Data. NESO TEC Register, NESO Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- NYISO interconnection queue. NYISO interconnection queue, Free reuse.
- PJM New Services Queue. PJM New Services Queue, Free reuse.
- SP Energy Networks, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Energy Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.