Lugo-Pisgah Renewable Transmission Corridor Project
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Southern California Edison (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 Lugo- Pisgah Renewable Transmission Corridor Project (LPRTCP) in San Bernardino County. The project is needed to connect the Calico Solar Project near Newberry Springs and other future potential renewable generation projects in the Mojave Desert area to the SCE transmission system. The project will create a key transmission corridor and will provide the capacity to allow new solar generation to connect to the power grid.
at-a-Glance
Project description
The project will primarily consist of the following components:
- Substation – Construction of a new 500/220 kilovolt (kV) substation near SCE’s existing Pisgah Substation near Newberry Springs.
- Transmission Line – Construction of approximately 60-70 miles of new 500 kV transmission line between the new Pisgah vicinity substation and SCE’s existing Lugo Substation. Approximately 50-55 miles of the new 500 kV line would replace the existing Lugo- Pisgah No. 2 220 kV line and would use the existing transmission corridor. Between the Lucerne Valley area and the Lugo Substation, the existing corridor is not wide enough to accommodate the new 500 kV line. In this area, SCE is exploring the need for a new transmission corridor to construct the remainder of the line.
Communities potentially affected
Hesperia, Apple Valley, Lucerne Valley, San Bernardino County
Project status
SCE work on the project is currently on hold pending further discussions with the project applicant, Calico Solar.
Proposed in-service date: 2017 – 2018
| 2011/2012 | SCE conducts project planning and public outreach activities, and prepares application. |
| 2012/2013 | SCE plans to submit applications to the required state and federal regulatory agencies requesting approval to construct the project. |
| 2014/2015 | Subject to completion of environmental review and obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals, project construction is expected to begin. |
| 2017/2018 | Projected in-service date. |
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:
For Newberry Springs, Apple Valley, and Lucerne Valley:
Nancy Jackson
Region Manager
(760) 951-3160
Nancy.Jackson@sce.com
For Hesperia:
Jennifer Menjivar
Region Manager
(760) 951-3295
Jennifer.Menjivar@sce.com
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