SCH Number 2024091023

Project Info

Title

Darden Clean Energy Project (23-OPT-02)

Description

The project consists of a 1,150-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) facility, an up to 4,600 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS), an up to 800 MW green hydrogen facility (capable of producing up to 140 metric tons per day of pure, gaseous hydrogen), a 34.5-500 kilovolt (kV) grid step-up substation, a 10- to 15-mile 500 kV generation intertie (gen-tie) line, and a 500 kV utility switching station. The project would interconnect to the existing Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Los Banos-Midway #2 500 kV transmission line. The project would be located south of the community of Cantua Creek. The solar facility, BESS, substation, and hydrogen facility would be located between South Sonoma Avenue to the west and South Butte Avenue to the east. The project's gen-tie would span west from the intersection of South Sonoma Avenue and West Harlan Avenue to immediately west of Interstate 5. The switching station would be located southwest of West Harlan Avenue and Interstate 5.

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