Bellefield Solar Project
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2021010168
- Lead Agency
- Kern County
- Document Title
- Bellefield Solar Project
- Document Type
- NOP - Notice of Preparation
- Received
- Present Land Use
- Undeveloped Land/Kern County General Plan: 1.1 (State and Federal Land); 8.5 (Resource Management, Min. 20 Acre Parcel Size); and 8.5/2.5 (Resource Management, Min. 20 Acre Parcel Size/Flood Hazard). Undeveloped Land/Mojave Specific Plan:7.1 (7.1 – Light Industrial); and 7.3 (7.3 – Heavy Industrial). Kern County Zoning: A (Exclusive Agriculture); A-1 (Limited Agriculture); A-1 MH (Limited Agriculture Mobilehome Combining District); M-2 PD (Medium Industrial Precise Development Combining District); and M-3 PD (Heavy Industrial Precise Development Combining District). California City General Plan: O/RA – Controlled Development & Open Space. California City Zoning: O/RA (Open Space/Residential/Agricultural).
- Document Description
- The Bellefield Solar Project by 50LW 8ME LLC (project proponent), is a proposed photovoltaic solar facility and energy storage system capable of producing up to 1,500 megawatt (MW) alternating current (AC) utility-scale solar power with an up to 1,500 MW-hour (MWh) energy storage capacity on approximately 8,371 acres of privately-owned land. The proposed project would be supported by a 230 kilovolt (kV) overhead and/or underground electrical transmission line(s) originating from one or more on-site substation(s)/switchyard(s) and terminating at the Southern California Edison (SCE) Windhub Substation. The combined linear distance of the gen-tie alternatives are 89.6 miles with a width of 200 feet. The collector lines are generally located within or adjacent to the Kern County and/or California City parcels, while the gen-tie alternatives generally originate from the central portion of the Project heading west around Mojave, before reaching Oak Creek Road and SCE’s Windhub Substation. The project may require the acquisition of up to 200 feet of privately-owned land, abutting the Oak Creek Road right-of-way for gen-tie routing purposes. The proposed project’s permanent facilities would include service roads, a power collection system, communication cables, overhead and underground transmission lines, electrical switchyards, project substations, energy storage system(s), and operations and maintenance (O&M) facilities. Implementation of the project as proposed would require: Kern County (Lead Agency): a) GPA #2, Map 195; b) ZCC 2, Map 195; c) ZCC #57, Map 196; d) CUP #1, Map 195; e) CUP #57, Map 196; and f) SPA #31, Map 196. California City (Responsible Agency): a) CUP 19-03.
- Contact Information
-
Ronelle Candia
Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department
Lead/Public Agency
2700 M Street, Suite 100
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone : (661) 862-8997
candiar@kerncounty.com -
50LW 8ME LLC
Project Applicant
Location
- Coordinates
- 35°0'0"N 118°0'0"W
- Cities
- California City
- Counties
- Kern
- Regions
- Unincorporated
- Cross Streets
- Altus Avenue & State Route 58
- Zip
- 93501
- Total Acres
- 8,371
- Jobs
- 20
- Parcel #
- multiple
- State Highways
- SR 58
- Railways
- Southern Pacific Railroad
- Airports
- Mojave Air and Spaceport
- Township
- 11N
- Range
- 11W
- Section
- Mult
- Base
- SBB&M
- Other Location Info
- The project site is located within portions of unincorporated Kern County and the City of California City. The project site is located east of the community of Mojave and the Mojave Air and Space Port Airport (Mojave Airport), straddles State Route (SR) 58, and is just west and south of the Hyundai Proving Ground.
Notice of Completion
- Review Period Start
- Review Period End
- Development Type
- Power:Solar (PV Solar)(Megawatts 1,500 MW) Power:Other Power Type (Battery Storage)(Megawatts 1,500 MW)
- Local Action
- General Plan Amendment Rezone Use Permit
- Project Issues
- Aesthetics Agriculture and Forestry Resources Air Quality Biological Resources Cultural Resources Cumulative Effects Drainage/Absorption Economics/Jobs Flood Plain/Flooding Geology/Soils Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth Inducement Hazards & Hazardous Materials Hydrology/Water Quality Land Use/Planning Mineral Resources Noise Population/Housing Public Services Recreation Schools/Universities Septic System Sewer Capacity Solid Waste Transportation Tribal Cultural Resources Vegetation Wetland/Riparian Wildfire Wildlife Other
- Reviewing Agencies
- California Air Resources Board (ARB) California Department of Conservation (DOC) California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) California Department of Parks and Recreation California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT) California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT) California Department of Water Resources (DWR) California Energy Commission California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES) California Natural Resources Agency California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB) Department of Toxic Substances Control Office of Historic Preservation California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT) California Highway Patrol (CHP) California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Attachments
- Environmental Document
- 2021-01-15 Bellefield NOP- Initial Study_As_Circ PDF 5593 K
- NOC
- NOC Clearinghouse Form_Bellefield Solar PDF 214 K
- State Comments
- 2021010168_Caltrans Comment PDF 149 K 2021010168_CDFW Comment PDF 340 K 2021010168_CHP Comment PDF 155 K 2021010168_NAHC Comment PDF 286 K
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