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Proposed Location: Riverside County, about 13 miles northwest of the city of Blythe
Project Map
Electricity Production Capacity: up to 750 megawatts
Company: McCoy Solar, LLC (subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC)
Acreage: about 7,700 acres of BLM land, 470 acres of private land
Status: Record of Decision signed on March 13, 2013
Electrictrical Transmission Connection: A 16 mile generation-tie line is proposed to connect the project to Southern California Edison's Colorado River Substation
Company's Expected Benefit:
The McCoy project is anticipated to generate enough electricity to power 225,000 homes
The project would employ an estimated 600 workers during peak construction and 13-20 workers during operations.
Public Comment
The Record of Decision for the project was published in the Federal Register on 3/13/2013. At this time, there are no longer any opportunities to comment on the project.
For more information, contact the Bureau of Land Management Project Manager, Jeff Childers (951) 697-5308. For more information, contact the Bureau of Land Management Project Manager, Jeff Childers (951) 697-5308.
Bureau of Land Management
Palm Springs - South Coast Field Office
1201 Bird Center Drive
Palm Springs, California 92262
Phone: (760) 833-7100
Fax: (760) 833-7199
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., M-F
