LAS CAMAS SOLAR PROJECT

The Las Camas Solar Project is a 200-megawatt AC ground-mounted solar photovoltaic facility located in western Merced County, California, approximately three miles south of Santa Nella. The project includes the installation of solar PV panels with single-axis trackers, direct current to AC power collection wiring, electrical inverters, a lithium-ion battery energy storage system with enclosures, a solar project substation, a 230-kV gen-tie line, and a supervisory control and data acquisition system. Access infrastructure includes a 20-foot wide and 96-foot-long culverted road crossing within an unnamed stream, requiring compliance with Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS-61527-R4 under Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code. The project is subject to the Reissued California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2023-008-04, which authorizes incidental take of the State-threatened San Joaquin kit fox, Swainson’s hawk, and western burrowing owl, with mitigation requiring the permanent conservation of 2,048 acres of high-quality habitat. An approved monitoring program and adaptive management plan, overseen by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, are integral to project compliance. The procuring entity is Merced County, with the solicitation number 2021080196, published on June 26, 2026, under NAICS code 221114 for electric power generation. Point of contact for environmental matters is Bonna Newell of CDFW, while Tiffany Ho of the Merced County Community & Economic Development Department serves as the primary administrative contact. No contract value, delivery schedule, or performance period is specified in the available documentation.