Redonda and Bajada Solar Projects
Summary
SCH Number
2025110279
Lead Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6
(CDFW)
Document Title
Redonda and Bajada Solar Projects
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Open Space- Rural (County); Area of Critical Environmental Concern; Multi-modal use; Development Focus Area; Solar Energy Zones (BLM)
Document Description
Redonda PV LLC and Bajada Renewables LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Clearway Energy Group LLC and the applicants of the Redonda Solar Project (Redonda) and the Bajada Solar Project (Bajada), respectively. Redonda is proposed on up to 887 acres of federal land managed by the BLM and includes a 200-megawatt (MW) alternating current (AC) solar photovoltaic (PV) energy generating facility, a 250-MW battery energy storage system (BESS), access roads, and other appurtenant facilities. It would connect to the regional energy grid at the existing Arica/Victory Pass substation on the Arica/Victory Pass project site via an approximately 2.1-mile 230-kilovolt (kV) generation tie (gen-tie) line. From the Arica/Victory Pass substation, the Redonda project’s generated power would be transmitted to the Southern California Edison (SCE) Red Bluff Substation via the existing Arica/Victory Pass gen-tie line.
Bajada proposes a 350 MW AC solar PV energy generating facility and an approximately 350 MW BESS within a 2,740-acre ROW area on BLM-administered public lands. An operations and maintenance (O&M) building, project substation, onsite roads and access driveways, fencing and site security also are proposed. As proposed, Bajada includes a new, approximately 8.5-mile-long, 230 kV gen-tie line to the existing SCE Red Bluff Substation. The gen-tie ROW would be 150 feet wide and cover approximately 155 acres. The roads ROW would be approximately 15 miles and cover 55 acres.
Contact Information
Name
Magdalena Rodriguez
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Deandra Cass
Agency Name
Redonda PV, LLC and Bajada Renewables, LLC /Clearway Energy Group
Job Title
Developer
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Janna Scott
Agency Name
Environmental Science Associates (ESA)
Job Title
Director
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Desert Center
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
I-10 (8 miles east of Desert Center)
Zip
91764
Total Acres
3,627
Parcel #
Multiple- see other location information
State Highways
I-10
Railways
None
Airports
None
Schools
None
Waterways
Desert washes
Township
mult
Base
San Bern
Other Location Info
Redonda- Bajada Supplemental Location Information:
Redonda centroid coordinates: Lat: 33°41'35.48"N Long: 115°14'56.47"W
Assessors Parcel Numbers (Redonda and Gen Tie Route)
810182001; 810110026; 810120001; 810110027; 811190017; 811190004; 811190016; 811190015; 811211002; 811211001; 811212001;
Sections 06, Township 6S, Range 17E (San Bernardino Meridian)
Sections 31,32, Township 5S, Range 17E (San Bernardino Meridian)
Sections 25, 26, 27, 28 Township 5S, Range 16E (San Bernardino Meridian)
Bajada centroid coordinates: Lat: 33°39'37.36"N Long: 115° 8'54.41"W
Assessors Parcel Numbers (Bajada and Gen Tie Route)
810300007; 810300006; 810290009; 810170002; 810220002; 810170001; 810220001; 810211002; 810190004; 810190003; 810201001; 810202002; 810181001; 810181002; 810181003; 81018004; 810182002; 811240006; 811240005; 811232003; 811221002; 811221001
Section Township Range (Bajada and Gen Tie Route)
Sections 7,17,18; Township 6S, Range 18E (San Bernardino Meridian)
Sections 1,2,3,4,10,11, 12; Township 6S, Range 17E (San Bernardino Meridian)
Sections 4,5,6,8,9; Township 6S, Range 17E (San Bernardino Meridian)
Sections 1,2; Township 6S, Range 16E (San Bernardino Meridian)
Sections 28, 34,35,36; Township 5S, Range 16E (San Bernardino Meridian)
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, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Power:Solar (photovoltaic and battery storage)(Megawatts 550)
Local Actions
CDFW Permit (ITP, LSAA)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, 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, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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
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