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
PLANNED
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
PENDING
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED
SECTOR
Renewable Energy Production
CATEGORY
FAST-41 Covered Projects
LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Description:
The Bonanza Solar Project (Project) proposed by EDF Renewables (EDFR) is located entirely on federal lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Clark County, Nevada, with a portion of the generation-tie line (gen-tie) in Nye County, Nevada, approximately 4 miles west of Indian Springs and immediately to the south of U.S. Route 95.
The Project is a proposed solar energy development project which may include up to a 600-megawatt (MWac) photovoltaic solar generation facility with battery storage. The proposed project is located within a 5,133-acre boundary administered by the BLM within the jurisdiction of the Sothern Nevada District Office. The first phase of the Project would be 300MWac and produce approximately 928,000 MWh a year of clean, renewable energy.
The project proposes to construct, operate, and decommission the following components associated with the PV facility:
• a main access road;
• a secondary access for emergency purposes;
• 230kV gen-tie;
• power blocks of electrical generating capacity;
• power collection and power conversion systems;
• battery energy storage system;
• an on-site electrical substation;
• an on-site operations and maintenance building;
• temporary construction laydown areas within the Project fence line;
• a roadway system consisting of internal and perimeter roadways within the Project fence line;
• microwave/communication tower;
• site security, fencing, and lighting; and
• meteorological stations.