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Adelanto planning commission recommends city council approve 400‑MW Hidalgo battery storage project
Summary
The Adelanto Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the City Council approve entitlements and a 30‑year development agreement for the Hidalgo battery energy storage project, a proposed up to‑400 MW, 40‑acre facility at Raccoon Road and Holly Road; the applicant offered community benefits and staff found the project consistent with the general‑plan EIR.
The Adelanto Planning Commission on a unanimous roll call recommended that the City Council approve a location and development plan (LDP 24‑07), conditional use permit (CUP 24‑07) and development agreement (DA26‑01) to allow the Hidalgo battery energy storage project on a roughly 40‑acre parcel at the northeast corner of Raccoon Road and Holly Road.
Planner Jim Hirsch told the commission the proposal by Hidalgo Energy Storage LLC (developer Jupyter Power) would site up to 400 megawatts of battery energy storage and include a Southern California Edison (SCE) project substation. Hirsch said the project qualified for a CEQA §15183 consistency exemption, citing California Public Resources Code §21083.3 and CEQA Guidelines §15183, and recommended adoption of Planning Commission Resolution 26‑02 to forward those findings and the entitlements to city council.
The developer told the commission it is seeking to accelerate permitting to compete for transmission plan deliverability and commercial contracts. Kurt Nelson,…
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