Avian-Transmission System Mitigation Program
Summary
SCH Number
2002058436
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Avian-Transmission System Mitigation Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/30/2002
Document Description
The purpose of this contract is to reduce avian fatalities and electrical outages caused by avain eletrocution and collisions with power structures. Objectives are to develop tools, technologies, and protocols to evaluate, mitigate, and reduce avian power structure problems, implement audit performance to evaluate effectiveness of such tools and technologies, and improve system reliability and compliance with State and Federal Laws protecting most birds. This meets the PIER goals of improving the energy cost/value of California's electricity by reducing costs associated with avian-caused power outages and retrofitting transmission systems with bird friendly designs; improving the environmental cost/risk of California's electricity by providing effective tools to reduce avian fatalties with utlility structures; and improving the reliability/quality of California's electricity by reducing the individual projects designed to meet the stated objectives.
Contact Information
Name
Nancy Libonati
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Cruz
Counties
Santa Cruz
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 15306
Reasons for Exemption
This PIER contract is for basic date collection, research, experimental mangement and resource evaluation activities that do not result in major distrubances to an enviornmental resource.
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