Lockhart Solar (PROJ-2022-00066)

The Lockhart Solar Project, identified as PROJ-2022-00066, is a conditional use permit application to construct and operate two 4-megawatt solar photovoltaic facilities with integrated long-duration battery storage on a 75-acre site northwest of Hinkley, California, within unincorporated San Bernardino County. The project will deploy solar PV modules mounted on single-axis trackers arranged in north-south arrays, paired with inverters, transformers, switchgear, and a weather station to manage and convert energy for grid integration. Electrical infrastructure, including both overhead and underground collection and transmission lines, will connect the system to Southern California Edison’s existing 33kV distribution line. The project requires approval under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), for which a Negative Declaration has been adopted, concluding that no significant environmental impacts are anticipated and no mitigation monitoring or reporting plan is required. The applicant is Juniper Energy, LLC, and the lead agency responsible for review and permitting is San Bernardino County, with planning oversight by Delanie Garlick. No federal acquisition regulation (FAR) clauses, contract pricing, payment terms, inspection protocols, or formal evaluation factors are included in the available documentation, indicating this is a local land use and environmental permitting process rather than a federally funded or procured contract. The project site is located at 315 Roy Rd., Hinkley, CA, and all regulatory documents are available for public review at the San Bernardino County offices located at 385 North Arrowhead Avenue, First Floor, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0187.