Discovery Solar PV and Storage Project

4 Documents in Project

Summary

SCH Number

2025071048

Lead Agency

Kern County

Document Title

Discovery Solar PV and Storage Project

Document Type

NOD - Notice of Determination

Received

6/18/2026

Posted

6/18/2026

Document Description

The proposed Discovery Solar PV and Storage Project would involve the construction and operation of a photovoltaic (PV) solar facility with associated infrastructure necessary to generate up to 1,400 megawatts (MW) of renewable electrical energy with up to eight (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 southeast Kern County. The proposal includes:

Zone Changes

(a) Zone Classification Change No. 56, Map 197 from A-1 (Limited Agriculture) to
A (Exclusive Agriculture) on approximately 748.22 acres, A-1 FP (Limited Agriculture - Floodplain Combining) to A FP (Exclusive Agriculture - Floodplain Combining) on approximately 131.10 acres, and A-1 WE (Limited Agriculture - Wind Energy Combining) to A WE (Exclusive Agriculture - Wind Energy Combining) on approximately 221.76 acres;

(b) Zone Classification Change No. 71, Map 198 from A-1 (Limited Agriculture) to
A (Exclusive Agriculture) on approximately 80.26 acres, E (2 1/2) RS (Estate - 2 1/2
acres - Residential Suburban Combining) to A (Exclusive Agriculture) on approximately 10 acres, and E (20) RS (Estate - 20 acres - Residential Suburban Combining) to A (Exclusive Agriculture) on approximately 507.15 acres;

(c) Zone Classification Change No. 29, Map 214 from E (2 1/2) RS (Estate - 2 1/2
acres - Residential Suburban Combining) to A (Exclusive Agriculture) on approximately 134.02 acres, PL RS (Platted Lands - Residential Suburban Combining) to A (Exclusive Agriculture) on approximately 308.67 acres, and PL RS FP (Platted Lands - Residential Suburban Combining - Floodplain Combining) to A FP (Exclusive Agriculture - Floodplain Combining) on approximately 170.39 acres; and

(d) Zone Classification Change No. 16, Map 215 from PL RS (Platted Lands - Residential Suburban Combining) to A (Exclusive Agriculture) on approximately 111.71 acres. 

Conditional Use Permits

(a) Conditional Use Permit No. 22, Map 197 to allow the construction and operation of a solar facility up to 200 MW and associated infrastructure (Section 19.12.030.G), on approximately 811.23 acres in an A (Exclusive Agriculture) District;

(b) Conditional Use Permit No. 47, Map 198 to allow the construction and operation of a solar facility up to 150 MW and associated infrastructure (Section 19.12.030G), including temporary construction staging and equipment storage (19.12.030.K), on approximately 721.65 acres in an A (Exclusive Agriculture) District;

(c) Conditional Use Permit No. 50, Map 214 to allow the construction and operation of a solar facility up to 550 MW and associated infrastructure (Section 19.12.030.G), including temporary construction staging and equipment storage (Section 19.12.030.K), on approximately 3,164.18 acres in an A (Exclusive Agriculture) District;

(d) Conditional Use Permit No. 19, Map 215 to allow the construction and operation of a solar facility up to 500 MW and associated infrastructure (Section 19.12.030.G) and temporary construction staging and equipment storage (Section 19.12.030.K), on approximately 2,773.09 acres in an A (Exclusive Agriculture) District; and

(e) Conditional Use Permit No. 51, Map 214 to allow a temporary, off-site construction
laydown area (Section 19.12.030.K) on approximately 13.7 acres of a 30.21-acre parcel in the A (Exclusive Agriculture) District.

Zone Variances

(a) Zone Variance No. 20, Map 197 to authorize 19 parcels of 2.51 gross acres to 19.88 gross acres where a minimum of 20 gross acres is required (Section 19.12.050), on approximately 140.15 total acres;

(b) Zone Variance No. 36, Map 198 to authorize 24 parcels of 2.51 gross acres to 10.04 gross acres where a minimum of 20 gross acres is required (Section 19.12.050), on approximately 205.68 total acres;

(c) Zone Variance No. 15, Map 214 to authorize 21 parcels of 2.5 gross acres to 9.4 gross acres where a minimum of 20 gross acres is required (Section 19.12.050), on approximately 89.83 total acres; and

(d) Zone Variance No. 3, Map 215 to authorize two (2) parcels of 2.53 gross acres and 7.59 gross acres where a minimum of 20 gross acres is required (Section 19.12.050), on approximately 10.12 total acres.

General Plan Amendments (Circulation)

(a) General Plan Amendment No. 18, Map 197 to the Circulation Element of the Kern County General Plan to eliminate future road reservations on section and mid-section lines as described below:

1. Eliminate the section and mid-section lines of Section 31, T11N, R13W, S.B.B.&M.;
2. Eliminate the southern, eastern, and western section lines of Section 32, T11N, R13W, S.B.B.&M.;
3. Eliminate the western half of the northern section line of Section 32, T11N, R13W,
S.B.B.&M.;
4. Eliminate the mid-section lines of Section 32, T11N, R13W, S.B.B.&M.;
5. Eliminate the southern, eastern, and western section lines of Section 33, T11N, R13W, S.B.B.&M.;
6. Eliminate the eastern half of the northern section line of Section 33, T11N, R13W,
S.B.B.&M.; and
7. Eliminate the mid-section lines of Section 33, T11N, R13W, S.B.B.&M.

(b) General Plan Amendment No. 5, Map 198 to the Circulation Element of the Kern County General Plan to eliminate future road reservations on section and mid-section lines as described below:

1. Eliminate the south section line of Section 25, T11N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
2. Eliminate the southern half of the eastern section line of Section 25, T11N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
3. Eliminate the southern half of the western section line of Section 25, T11N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
4. Eliminate the eastern half of the east-west mid-section line of Section 25, T11N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
5. Eliminate the southern half of the eastern section line of Section 26, T11N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
6. Eliminate the eastern half of the southern section line of Section 26, T11N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
7. Eliminate the eastern half of the east-west mid-section line of Section 26, T11N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
8. Eliminate the southern half of the north-south mid-section line of Section 26, T11N,
R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
9. Eliminate the eastern half of the northern section line of Section 35, T11N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
10. Eliminate the northern half of the eastern section line of Section 35, T11N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
11. Eliminate the northern half of the north-south mid-section line of Section 35, T11N,
R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
12. Eliminate the eastern half of the east-west mid-section line of Section 35, T11N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
13. Eliminate the northern and eastern section lines of Section 36, T11N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
14. Eliminate the eastern half of the southern section line of Section 36, T11N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
15. Eliminate the northern half of the western section line of Section 36, T11N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.; and
16. Eliminate the mid-section lines of Section 36, T11N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.

(c) General Plan Amendment No. 10, Map 214 to the Circulation Element of the Kern County General Plan to eliminate future road reservations on section and mid-section lines as described below:
1. Eliminate the western section line of Section 2, T10N, R13W, S.B.B.&M;
2. Eliminate the western half of the northern section line of Section 2, T10N, R13W,
S.B.B.&M.;
3. Eliminate the western half of the east-west mid-section line of Section 2, T10N, R13W, S.B.B.&M.;
4. Eliminate the southern, eastern, and western section lines of Section 3, T10N, R13W, S.B.B.&M.;
5. Eliminate the east-west mid-section line of Section 3, T10N, R13W, S.B.B.&M.;
6. Eliminate the southern half of the north-south mid-section line of Section 3, T10N,
R13W, S.B.B.&M.;
7. Eliminate the section and mid-section lines of Sections 4, 5, and 6, T10N, R13W,
S.B.B.&M.;
8. Eliminate the northern, eastern, and western section lines of Section 7, T10N, R13W, S.B.B.&M.;
9. Eliminate the eastern half of the southern section line of Section 7, T10N, R13W,
S.B.B.&M.;
10. Eliminate the mid-section lines of Section 7, T10N, R13W, S.B.B.&M.;
11. Eliminate the northern and western section lines of Section 8, T10N, R13W, S.B.B.&M.;
12. Eliminate the western half of the southern section line of Section 8, T10N, R13W,
S.B.B.&M.;
13. Eliminate the mid-section lines of Section 8, T10N, R13W, S.B.B.&M.;
14. Eliminate the western half of the northern section line of Section 10, T10N, R13W,
S.B.B.&M.;
15. Eliminate the northern half of the western section line of Section 10, T10N, R13W,
S.B.B.&M.;
16. Eliminate the northern half of the north-south mid-section line of Section 10, T10N,
R13W, S.B.B.&M.;
17. Eliminate the western half of the east-west mid-section line of Section 10, T10N, R13W, S.B.B.&M.;
18. Eliminate the eastern half of the northern section line of Section 18, T10N, R13W,
S.B.B.&M.; and
19. Eliminate the northern half of the eastern section line of Section 18, T10N, R13W,
S.B.B.&M.

(d) General Plan Amendment No. 7, Map 215 to the Circulation Element of the Kern County General Plan to eliminate remove future road reservations on section and mid-section lines as described below:
1. Eliminate the southern and eastern section lines of Section 1, T10N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
2. Eliminate the eastern half of the northern section line of Section 1, T10N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
3. Eliminate the southern half of the western section line of Section 1, T10N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
4. Eliminate the mid-section lines of Section 1, T10N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
5. Eliminate the southern and western section lines of Section 2, T10N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
6. Eliminate the western half of the northern section line of Section 2, T10N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
7. Eliminate the southern half of the eastern section line of Section 2, T10N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
8. Eliminate the mid-section lines of section 2, T10N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
9. Eliminate the section and mid-section lines of Section 11, T10N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
10. Eliminate the northern, eastern, and western section lines of Section 12, T10N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
11. Eliminate the mid-section lines of Section 12, T10N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
12. Eliminate the section and mid-section lines of Section 14, T10N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
13. Eliminate the eastern section line of Section 15, T10N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
14. Eliminate the eastern half of the northern section line of Section 15, T10N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
15. Eliminate the eastern half of the southern section line of Section 15, T10N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
16. Eliminate the north-south mid-section line of Section 15, T10N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
17. Eliminate the eastern half of the east-west mid-section line of Section 15, T10N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
18. Eliminate the eastern half of the northern section line of Section 22, T10N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M;
19. Eliminate the northern half of the eastern section line of Section 22, T10N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
20. Eliminate eastern half of the east-west mid-section line of Section 22, T10N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.;
21. Eliminate the western half of the northern section line of Section 23, T10N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
22. Eliminate the northern half of the western section line of Section 23, T10N, R14W,
S.B.B.&M.;
23. Eliminate the northern half of the north-south mid-section line of Section 23, T10N,
R14W, S.B.B.&M.; and
24. Eliminate the western half of the east-west mid-section line of Section 23, T10N, R14W, S.B.B.&M.

Vesting Tentative Parcel Maps:

(a) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12587 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of five (5) parcels resulting in a 220.38-acre (gross) parcel; northeast quarter and the north half of the southeast quarter of Section 31, excluding the north half of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 31, Township 11 North, Range 13 West, S.B.B.&M.

(b) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12589 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of four (4) parcels resulting in a 159.83-acre (gross) parcel; Parcels 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Parcel Map 3816; the northeast quarter of Section 35, Township 11 North, Range 14 West, S.B.B.&M.

(c) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12590 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of six (6) parcels resulting in a 20.05-acre (gross) parcel; and to allow a Development Variation to the Land Division Ordinance to authorize a 30-foot-wide public off-site access easement where a 40-foot-wide public access easement is required (Sections 18.55.030.A.5.f and 18.55.030.A.5.i); east half of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 36, Township 11 North, Range 14 West, S.B.B.&M.

(d) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12591 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of 25 parcels resulting in a 160.75-acre parcel; southeast quarter of Section 26, Township 11 North, Range 14 West, S.B.B.&M.

(e) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12592 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of 18 parcels resulting in a 134.05-acre (gross) parcel; to allow a Development Variation to the Land Division Ordinance to authorize a 30-foot-wide public off-site access easement where a 40-foot-wide public access easement is required (Sections 18.55.030.A.5.f and 18.55.030.A.5.i); Portions of Section 2, Township 10 North, Range 13 West, S.B.B.&M.

(f) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12593 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of 10 parcels resulting in a 74.86-acre (gross) parcel; to allow a Development Variation to the Land Division Ordinance to authorize a 30-foot-wide public off-site access easement where a 40-foot-wide public access easement is required (Sections 18.55.030.A.5.f and 18.55.030.A.5.i); Parcels 2, 3 and 4 of Parcel Map 2467; Portions of Section 3, Township 10 North, Range 13 West, S.B.B.&M.

(g) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12594 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of 68 parcels resulting in a 393.08-acre (gross) parcel; to allow a Development Variation to the Land Division Ordinance to authorize a 30-foot-wide public off-site access easement where a 40-foot-wide public access easement is required (Sections 18.55.030.A.5.f and 18.55.030.A.5.i); Parcels 1 and 2 of Parcel Map 2708; Parcels 1 of Parcel Map 2898; Parcel 2 of Parcel Map 2909; Parcels 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Parcel Map 3438; Parcels 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Parcel Map 3439; Parcels 1 and 3 of Parcel Map 3291; Parcels 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Parcel Map 3322; Parcels 1, 2 and 3 of Parcel Map 2726; Parcels 3 and 4 of Parcel Map 2708; Parcels 1, 2 and 3 of Parcel Map 2972; Parcel 1, of Parcel Map 3001; Parcels 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Parcel Map 3553; Parcel 3 of Parcel Map 2898; Parcel 1 of Parcel Map 2909; also Disclosed by Certificate of Compliance No. 792 (Recorded November 5, 1984 in Book 5707, Page 2465, Official Record); Portions of Section 4, Township 10 North, Range 13 West, S.B.B.&M.

(h) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12595 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of 51 parcels resulting in a 522.28-acre (gross) parcel; Parcels 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Parcel Map 2707; Parcels 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Parcel Map 3138; Parcels 1 and 2 of Parcel Map 9568; portions of Section 6, Township 10 North, Range 13 West, S.B.B.&M.

(i) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12597 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of 23 parcels resulting in a 266.74-acre (gross) parcel; Parcels 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Parcel Map 2828; Parcels 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Parcel Map 994; the southeast quarter and the south half of the northeast quarter of section 7, excluding therefrom the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 7, Township 10 North, Range 13 West, S.B.B.&M.

(j) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12598 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of 18 parcels resulting in a 48.49-acre (gross) parcel; portions of Section 7, Township 10 North, Range 13 West, S.B.B.&M.

(k) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12599 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of 26 parcels resulting in a 326.77-acre (gross) parcel; portions of Section 8, Township 10 North, Range 13 West, S.B.B.&M.

(l) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12600 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of four (4) parcels, resulting in a 40.47-acre (gross) parcel to allow a Development Variation to the Land Division Ordinance to authorize a 30-foot-wide public off-site access easement where a 40-foot-wide public access easement is required (Sections 18.55.030.A.5.f and 18.55.030.A.5.i); northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 23, Township 10 North, Range 14 West, S.B.B.&M.

(m) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12601 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of seven (7) parcels resulting in a 281.45-acre (gross) parcel; to allow a Development Variation to the Land Division Ordinance to authorize a 30-foot-wide public off-site access easement where a 40-foot-wide public access easement is required (Sections 18.55.030.A.5.f and 18.55.030.A.5.i); Parcels 4, 5 and 6 of Parcel Map 5478; Parcels 1 and 2 of Parcel Map 1349; east half of Section 15, excluding therefrom the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of said Section 15, Township 10 North, Range 14 West, S.B.B.&M.

(n) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12602 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of 47 parcels resulting in a 497.07-acre (gross) parcel; portions of Section 12, Township 10 North, Range 14 West, S.B.B.&M.

(o) Vesting Tentative Parcel Map 12603 proposing a merger and re-subdivision of five (5) parcels resulting in a 407.90-acre (gross) parcel; Section 2, excluding the northeast quarter and the east half of the southeast quarter of Section 2, all in Township 10 North, Range 14 West, S.B.B.&M.

Contact Information

Name

Mark Tolentino

Agency Name

Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department

Job Title

Planner III

Contact Types

Lead/Public Agency

Address

2700 M Street, Suite 100
Bakersfield, CA 93301

Phone

(661) 862-5041

Email

TolentinoM@kerncounty.com

Name

Simon Day

Agency Name

Discovery Solar PV and Storage, LLC

Job Title

Vice President – Head of Solar Development

Contact Types

Project Applicant

Address

11455 El Camino Real, Suite 160
San Diego, CA 92130

Phone

(415) 404-0807

Email

SDay@terra-gen.com

Location

Coordinates

34°58'47.1"N 118°18'48.8"W

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/Range/Sections: 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 Street Address/Cross-Street of Project: Western edge of the Antelope Valley, approximately six (6) miles southwest of the community of Mojave, approximately nine (9) miles southeast of the City of Tehachapi, approximately eight (8) miles northwest of the unincorporated community of Rosamond, and approximately 20 miles west of Edwards Air Force Base. Portions of the proposed project are adjacent to and on both sides of the Tehachapi Willow Springs Road and the Los Angeles Aqueduct.

Notice of Determination

Approving Agency

Kern County Board of Supervisors

Approving Agency Role

Lead Agency

Approved On

6/16/2026

County Clerk

Kern

Final Environmental Document Available at

A copy of the EIR for the Discovery Solar PV and Storage Project may be examined by any interested person during regular business hours at the following location: Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department, 2700 M Street, Suite 100, Bakersfield, California 93301, or online at: https://kernplanning.com/environmental-doc/discovery-solar-pv-and-storage-project/

Determinations

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment

Yes

(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA

Yes

(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA

(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA

(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project

Yes

(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project

Yes

(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project

Yes

(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA

Yes

Attachments

Notice of Determination

2026-06-16 NOD_Stamped_CClerk PDF 6903 K

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