The Applicant plans to develop the Yahthumb Solar Project on the Reservation in Clark County, Nevada. The solar project would generate 138 MWs of solar energy generation using PV technology and would incorporate a battery energy storage system (BESS).
The proposed Yahthumb solar generating facility would be constructed on up to 1,400 acres within a lease study area of approximately 1,695 acres of tribal trust land on the Reservation set aside by the Moapa Band for the Project. The solar field and associated facilities would be in parts of Sections 29, 30, 31, and 32 in Township 15 South, Range 65 East; Section 1 in Township 16 South, Range 64 East; and Section 6 in Township 16 South, Range 65, East Mount Diablo Base Meridian.
Major components of the solar site would include multiple blocks of solar PV panels mounted on single-axis tracking systems, associated inverter and transformer equipment, collection lines, BESS, a Project substation, and O&M facilities. Construction of the Project is expected to take approximately 14 months.
A gen-tie line approximately 8.5 to 11.5 miles long would interconnect the Project to the regional electrical grid at the existing Reid-Gardner Substation. This line would parallel the recently constructed gen-tie for the Eagle Shadow Mountain (ESM) solar project and would be built within the designated utility corridor on the Reservation that is managed by BLM, on BLM-managed federal land, and on private land near the existing substation.
Primary access to the Yahthumb site would be provided via I-15 to the existing Ute Road on the Reservation that would be upgraded as needed. Secondary access would be provided via an existing road within the designated utility corridor that would also be upgraded as needed. The water supply for the Project would be leased from the Moapa Band, drawn from the Band’s existing water rights, and delivered to the site via temporary water pipeline or by truck.
The Applicant is expected to operate each of the energy facilities for up to 35 years under the terms of the solar lease with the Moapa Band. The project is expected to be built to meet the requirements of its power purchase agreement (PPA) for the output of the Project.
A gen-tie line approximately 8.5 to 11.5 miles long would interconnect the Project to the regional electrical grid at the existing Reid-Gardner Substation. This line would parallel the recently constructed gen-tie for the Eagle Shadow Mountain (ESM) solar project and would be built within the designated utility corridor on the Reservation that is managed by BLM, on BLM-managed federal land, and on private land near the existing substation.
Primary access to the Yahthumb site would be provided via I-15 to the existing Ute Road on the Reservation that would be upgraded as needed. Secondary access would be provided via an existing road within the designated utility corridor that would also be upgraded as needed. The water supply for the Project would be leased from the Moapa Band, drawn from the Band’s existing water rights, and delivered to the site via temporary water pipeline or by truck.
The Applicant is expected to operate each of the energy facilities for up to 35 years under the terms of the solar lease with the Moapa Band. The project is expected to be built to meet the requirements of its power purchase agreement (PPA) for the output of the Project.