Trans Bay Cable Project
9 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2004082096
Lead Agency
City of Pittsburg
Document Title
Trans Bay Cable Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Document Description
The proposed Trans Bay Cable Project consists of installation of 55-mile-long High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) cable in San Francisco Bay, from a terminus in the City of Pittsburg in Contra Costa County to a terminus in the City of San Francisco in the vicinity of Potrero Point.
The direct current (DC) cable being proposed utilizes HDVC technology and is available from several manufacturers. This technology has been utilized in numerous projects around the world. DC power is different from High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) technology in significant ways. It is controllable in a manner that mimics generation on the power delivery end and functions independently of problems in the alternating current (AC) grid. It has negligible magnetic fields, no AC EMF in the HDVC cable and can be more easily and inexpensively buried underground or underwater. HDVC becomes cost effective when transmission efficiency and reduced cable cost, over longer distances, offset the efficiency losses and cost for the HVAC to HDVC Converter Stations. The proposed HVAC cable would be bundled with a separate metallic return cable and a fiber optic communication cable. The fiber optic cable will ensure reliable communication between the Converter Stations in Pittsburg and San Francisco.
Contact Information
Name
Randy Jerome
Agency Name
City of Pittsburg
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Pittsburg, San Francisco
Counties
Contra Costa, San Francisco
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Energy Commission, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Transportation
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