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United StatesThe Jacumba Valley Ranch Energy Park, or JVR Energy Park, is located in southeastern San Diego County, California. The project is expected to generate enough electricity to power at least 57,000 San Diego Community Power (SDCP) customers per year, improve San Diego County’s grid reliability, and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 500,000 metric tons over the life of the project. The project will also include a DC-coupled battery energy storage system to distribute additional energy during high-demand periods. JVR Energy Park is expected to be operational in 2026.
JVR Energy Park is located in Jacumba Valley, adjacent to the US/Mexico border and east of Jacumba Hot Springs in southeastern San Diego County, California.
At BayWa r.e., we value long-term partnerships and work closely with local communities and organizations to fund workforce development trainings and scholarship programs, support natural disaster relief efforts, and integrate sustainability and biodiversity measures into our project plans. We believe in transparency, good communication, and active community involvement in shaping, building, and maintaining projects.
BayWa r.e. is also investing $4 million in the Jacumba Valley community to help advance local initiatives. While subject to change, this investment currently includes:
$250,000 for Jacumba Community Park improvements
$125,000 to San Ysidro Health in support of their Mountain Empire Senior Nutrition program to deliver meals three times per week to seniors in and around Jacumba Valley
$75,000 to the Imperial Valley Desert Museum for an exhibit focused on climate change and for ongoing operations
$3,550,000 of unallocated funds for community enhancements that are still being planned with the Jacumba Valley community and the County of San Diego.
The project size has been reduced by over 90 acres since the initial application design
The project design was modified to increase its distance from the Jacumba Hot Springs residences, the Jacumba Community Park, and Old Highway 80
We have included fencing and a landscape buffer around the portions of the project site that will be visible from Jacumba Hot Springs and Old Highway 80
The JVR Energy Park will interconnect to existing transmission infrastructure on the project site, avoiding the need for a lengthy transmission line
Once operational, the JVR Energy Park will supply energy to San Diego Community Power (SDCP), a locally run, not-for-profit public agency and electric generation service provider. In 2021, the County of San Diego voted to join SDCP, meaning Jacumba Valley residents will directly benefit from energy generated by the JVR Energy Park.
The JVR Energy Park's design avoids endangered species habitat, jurisdiction waters, and wetlands. The majority of the project's development footprint will be located on previously disturbed land. The project will implement a 435-acre biological open space easement to preserve environmental resources on the project site such as wildlife movement corridors and riparian habitat. These easements will act as an extension of existing State and Federal lands near the project site.
