USA Banner

Official US Government Icon

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure Site Icon

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Fort Mojave Solar Project (Fort Mojave Tribe)

PERMITTING DASHBOARD PROJECT POSTING DATE: SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

PROJECT WEBSITE: Fort Mojave Solar Project

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

Cancelled

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
CANCELLED

icon_calendar

ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
N/A

0 out of 0

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED

Renewable Energy Production

SECTOR
Renewable Energy Production

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category FAST-41 Covered Projects

Department of the Interior

LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Description:

The Fort Mojave Solar Project proposes to construct a 332 megawatt solar generating facility on 2,800 acres of tribal lands on the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation (Reservation) in Mohave County, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada. The solar generating facility consists of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels and associated equipment such as power inventers and transformers, a 34.5 kilovolt (kV) collection system, a substation, an operations and maintenance building with parking, meteorology towers and security fencing and lighting.

The project proposes to connect to the existing 500 kV Mohave Switchyard located near the town of Laughlin, Nevada. In addition, the project entails constructing an 18-mile, 230 kV single or multiple circuit long transmission line, which shall connect to a new substation and ultimately the 500 kV Mohave Switchyard. A right-of-way across federal public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Office, is necessary to link the facility and transmission line on the Reservation with an existing substation and transmission line outside of the Reservation. The project expects to take approximately 24 to 32 months for construction.

The project is currently on hold and environmental document and review activities have been suspended.

02/21/2017 - Project Manager received official word from First Solar on Feb 21st that the proposed Fort Mojave Solar Project has been terminated due to economic considerations plus feasibility issues related to the tribe, which resulted in a dissolution of the agreement between the Fort Mojave Tribe and First Solar for this particular project.

 

 

Permitting Timetable

The permitting timetable below displays data as reported by agencies. Dates for Environmental Review and Permitting processes (Actions) that are in 'Paused' or 'Planned' status are subject to change and are not indicative of a project's final schedule.

  • For information about extensions, select an Action from the timetable below and select 'View Action Details' at the bottom of the page.
Overall Project Timetable
 
STATUS
Schedule
Extension or Delay
Ahead of Schedule
Paused
No End Date
Planned

Action Information

For additional information, please select an Action from the Permitting Timetable above.

  • Action:  
  • Responsible Agency:  
  • Bureau:  
  • Action Status:  
  • SHPO:  
  • Action Identifier:  
  • Action Outcome:  
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Milestone Complete
View Action Details