Candela Renewables proposes to construct the 400 MWac Rough Hat Clark County Solar Project that will include energy storage of up to 200 MW.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is open to public comment on the draft environmental analysis for the Rough Hat Clark County Solar Project, one of 67 clean energy projects currently being considered by the BLM.
The Rough Hat project is proposed by Candela Renewables, which submitted a right-of-way application in 2019, and will be responsible for constructing, operating and decommissioning the plant. Located on approximately 2,400 acres, 38 miles west of Las Vegas, the proposal is to add 400 MWac of solar to the grid, or enough to power approximately 74,000 homes. The project is also intended to include up to a 200 MW battery energy storage system.
The project description states that the Rough Hat project would include solar modules mounted on fixed-tilt or…
