Discovery Solar PV and Storage Project by Discovery Solar PV and Storage, LLC
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025071048
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
Discovery Solar PV and Storage Project by Discovery Solar PV and Storage, LLC
Document Type
RC - Response to Comments
Received
Present Land Use
Generally Vacant / Various Zoning / Various General Plan Designations
Document Description
The proposed Discovery Solar PV and Storage Project is a photovoltaic (PV) solar facility with associated infrastructure necessary to generate up to to 1,400 megawatts (MW) of renewable electrical energy with up to 8 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy storage capacity (approximately 1,000 MW) on an approximate 7,700 acre project site, across 473 privately owned parcels, in an unincorporated area of southeastern Kern County. Associated project infrastructure includes an operations and maintenance (O&M) facility, telecommunication facilities, energy storage system(s), a 230 kilovolt switchyard, up to three onsite collector substations, and temporary laydown yards. The proposed project also includes a generation-tie (gen-tie) line to connect the project to the existing Windhub Substation.
Contact Information
Name
Mark Tolentino
Agency Name
Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Simon Day
Agency Name
Discovery Solar PV and Storage, LLC
Job Title
Vice President – Head of Solar Development
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Mojave
Counties
Kern
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Tehachapi Willow Springs Road and LADWP Aqueduct
Zip
93560
Total Acres
7700
Parcel #
474-060-17; multiple
State Highways
SR-58
Railways
Union Pacific; CAHSR (Future)
Airports
Mojave Air and Space Port
Schools
Mojave Jr/Sr High
Waterways
LADWP Aqueduct
Township
Multi
Range
Multi
Section
Multi
Base
SBBM
Other Location Info
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Township 10 North, Range 13 West, Sections 2-8, 10, and 18 Township 10 North, Range 14 West, Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 14, 15, 22, and 23 Township 11 North, Range 13 West, Sections 21, 31, 32, and 33 Township 11 North, Range 14 West, Sections 25, 26, 35, and 36
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), 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 Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 12, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 19, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Other ((Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) - 8GwH/1000MW)), Power:Solar (PV)(Megawatts 1400)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Site Plan, Rezone, Use Permit, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.), Zone Variance
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Energy, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Tribal Cultural
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
Responses to Comments
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