The Soda Mountains are located in the eastern Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California, USA.

The Soda Mountain Solar Project, a solar energy venture proposed by developers Regenerate Power of Menlo Park, California, is sited near the Joshua Tree and Death Valley national parks.

[3] Ultimately, in the spring of 2015, the BLM reduced the project to 287-MW on 1,923 acres (778 ha), primarily due to potential threats to the Bighorn sheep and other wildlife in the area.

[2] On August 23, 2016, the San Bernardino County Supervisors’ decided to deny development of the project.

The board attributed its 3-2 rejection of the Environmental Impact Report to the realization that “the project would degrade pristine desert land with little benefit to area residents.”[3] According to 5th district Supervisor Josie Gonzales, “The door could be open to another look if somehow the proponents could provide power from their plant to San Bernardino County residents at a lower price to offset the plant’s downsides.”[4] Despite the present impediment, Reyad Fezzani, chairman and CEO of Regenerate Power, remains optimistic in plans to move forward with the project.