Renewable energy developer Terra-Gen marked commercial operations at its 125-MW Lockhart III solar project in San Bernardino County, California.
The Lockhart III solar project. Credit: Terra-Gen
“The expansion of the Lockhart project underscores Terra-Gen’s commitment to continue developing clean, reliable energy resources critical to meeting the growing demand in California and nationwide,” said John O’Connor, CEO for Terra-Gen. “We are proud to bring more resources online that can help relieve strain and improve reliability across the electric grid to keep lights on at homes, and businesses and manufacturing running.”
Lockhart uses the existing interconnection line connecting to Southern California Edison’s Kramer Junction Substation and will generate enough electricity to power approximately 62,500 homes and businesses annually.
Lockhart III created more than 370 jobs at peak construction and collectively completed approximately 260,000 hours worked with no lost-time incidents. Terra-Gen is also building a fourth phase of the Lockhart solar project at the site. It is expected to begin commercial operations in the third quarter of 2026 and add an additional 80 MW of capacity to the energy complex.
Terra-Gen completed Lockhart CL I and II energy storage projects, which are co-located with their solar counterparts, in January.
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