Red Bluff Substation Project
SCE is committed to delivering electricity from renewable sources to the region’s power grid in order to help meet California’s goals for a clean, green energy future. To meet those important goals, SCE is proposing to build the Red Bluff Substation Project near Desert Center in eastern Riverside County, California. The area has been identified by state and federal agencies to be rich in solar energy resources and several renewable generation projects are currently in development in the area, including First Solar’s Desert Sunlight Solar Farm Project. The Red Bluff Substation Project will provide the electric infrastructure needed to interconnect the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm and any future renewable generation projects in the area to the transmission grid.
at-a-Glance
Project description
The Red Bluff Substation Project will primarily consist of the following components:
- Construction of a new 500/220 kilovolt Red Bluff Substation on approximately 75 acres of land;
- Two new parallel transmission line segments to connect the new substation to the existing Devers-Palo Verde 500 kilovolt transmission line, which is adjacent to the substation site;
- Rebuild of an existing distribution line to provide the substation with light and power; and
- Telecommunications facilities to connect the project to SCE’s existing telecommunications system, which will include a new Desert Center Communications Site.
Communities potentially affected
Desert Center, Riverside County
Project status
The CPUC and BLM have approved the project. SCE will begin construction in September 2011.
Proposed in-service date: December 2013
| November 2010 | SCE filed an application with the CPUC for project approval. |
| September 2011 | SCE will begin construction on the project. |
| December 2013 | The project is expected to be complete and operational. |
Project Contact Information
If you have questions or comments about the project or would like to be added to the project mailing list, please contact:
Louis Davis
SCE Region Manager
(951) 249-8468
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