The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved through its Opt-In Certification Program the 300 MW Soda Mountain Solar Project, which includes up to 300 MW/1,200 MWh of BESS, in San Bernardino County, California (United States). The nearly USD700m project will be developed by a subsidiary of VC Renewables on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Desert District, contingent on BLM approval. It will strengthen statewide grid reliability and help California move closer to achieving its clean energy and climate goals.
Soda Mountain is the second renewable energy project approved through the Opt-In Certification Program. The state of California introduced the Opt-In Certification Program in 2022 under the California Environmental Quality Act, Assembly Bill (AB) 205, as an alternative permitting pathway for certain clean energy projects, aiming to accelerate the development of clean energy in California and support the retirement of fossil-fuel-based resources.
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