Desert Charger Energy Project
PERMITTING DASHBOARD PROJECT POSTING DATE: FEBRUARY 14, 2025All 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
01/26/2029
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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Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory
Description:
Smith Blythe, LLC proposes to construct and operate an up to 450-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power generating facility with an up to 300-MW battery energy storage system (BESS). The Project is currently sited on approximately 3,305 acres of federal public land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Riverside County, California. The Project will interconnect to the grid via a 1.5-mile 34.5 kilovolt (kV) collection line that will be stepped up to 230 kV into the Project substation. Then, the Project will interconnect via 1-span 230 kV Gen-tie into the Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Colorado River Substation.
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Permitting Timetable
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