Bonanza Solar Project
PERMITTING DASHBOARD PROJECT POSTING DATE: AUGUST 13, 2021PROJECT WEBSITE: Bonanza Solar Project
All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
IN PROGRESS
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
01/07/2026
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED
SECTOR
Renewable Energy Production
CATEGORY
Project Category
FAST-41 Covered Projects
LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
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Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Description:
Bonanza Solar, LLC proposes to construct, operate, and decommission a 300 MW solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage system electrical generation plant and associated facilities on approximately half of the 5,133 acre "application area". The proposed project site is entirely on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Southern Nevada District. The proposed project would be on Solar Variance lands as identified in the 2012 Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States (Solar PEIS).
6/13/2025 Update:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) missed the June 5, 2025 milestone to publish the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).
Per 42 U.S.C.§ 4370m-2(c)(2)(F), BLM is required to provide an alternative completion date and an initial explanation for the missed completion date by June 13, 2025. BLM has provided the initial explanation for the missed date, but has not yet provided the required alternative completion date.
The Executive Director is working directly with BLM leadership to ensure an alternative completion date is determined and represented on the permitting timetable as soon as possible.
The DOI-BLM internal review and briefing process is occurring during a transition period for new Bureau and Department leadership. As such, the review of the project is requiring enhanced coordination that has affected the timeline for this project.
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Permitting Timetable
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