Hinkley Solar Farm
– Phase 1.
A 2.5 MW AC ground-mount photovoltaic facility under development on 10 acres in Hinkley, California.
Specifications.
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 2.5 MW AC / 3.18 MW DC |
| Configuration | Fixed-tilt ground-mount PV |
| Site area | 10 acres |
| Location | Hinkley, San Bernardino County, CA |
| Parcel | APN 0488-043-32 |
| Estimated annual production | ~5.85 GWh (P50) |
| Off-taker / program | Southern California Edison — ReMAT |
| Interconnection | SCE Lockhart 33 kV circuit, 3-wire delta |
| Land use / zoning | Resource Conservation (RC) — solar permitted with CUP |
| County record | PREA-2026-00001 |
| Target commercial operation | Q1 2027 |
10 acres on the Lockhart circuit.
The project is sited on a 10-acre rectangular parcel in unincorporated San Bernardino County, approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Riverview Road and 1.67 miles west of Hillview Road in the high desert north of Barstow. The site is currently vacant, has no significant vegetation requiring extensive clearing, and sits adjacent to existing SCE distribution infrastructure on the Lockhart 33 kV circuit.
We are also evaluating acquisition of adjacent parcels to the north, which would shorten the interconnection run and create capacity for a Phase 2 expansion subject to SCE feeder availability.
Project timeline.
- CompleteFebruary 2026
San Bernardino County Pre-Application Review (PREA-2026-00001)
- CompleteQ1 2026
SCE Rule 21 Pre-Application Report; positive findings on the Lockhart 33 kV circuit
- In progressQ2 2026
EPC selection, financing, and biological/cultural surveys
- TargetedQ2 2026
CUP and CEQA filings with San Bernardino County
- TargetedQ3 2026
Notice to proceed; long-lead equipment orders
- TargetedQ1 2027
Construction complete and Permission to Operate
The full review package.
The Hinkley site is in desert tortoise habitat and within the historical range of the Mojave ground squirrel, so we are commissioning the full California environmental review package before construction.
We are working with qualified biological consultants and coordinating with USFWS and CDFW where required.
- Protocol-level desert tortoise surveys during the spring active-season window
- Burrowing owl surveys and Mojave ground squirrel habitat assessment
- Nesting bird, rare plant, and Joshua tree inventories
- Cultural resources review
- Geotechnical and drainage studies
The right size for a focused team.
San Bernardino County qualifies as an Energy Community under IRS Notice 2024-48 because of historical fossil-fuel employment, which makes projects here eligible for an Investment Tax Credit bonus. The Hinkley area also has limited but real distribution capacity on the existing 33 kV system, strong solar irradiance, low land cost, and a long history of underuse.
The Hinkley project is the kind of small utility-scale solar that's hard for large developers to economically pursue and impossible for residential installers to take on. It's the right size for a focused team and a meaningful contribution to the local circuit.