Solano Wind Project Phase 3

Document Description: The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), proposes to permit, construct, and operate up to 75 wind turbine generators (WTGs) in the Collinsville-Montezuma Hills Wind Resource Area (WRA) in the southern portion of Solano County, CA. The WRA is north of the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, ~6 miles west of Rio Vista, and 16 miles southeast of Fairfield. The project would have a net energy production capacity of up to 128 megawatts (MW). The project also would include the construction of new access roads, meteorological towers, a power collections syste, an operations and maintenance (O&M) building, and related facilities. The property is owned by SMUD.

Contact Information: Ron Scott
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
P.O. Box 15830
Sacramento, CA 95852
916-732-5114

Development Type: Power:Wind (128 max Watts)
Local Action: Other Action Other Action: SMUD action
Project Issues: Aesthetic/Visual Agricultural Land Air Quality Biological Resources Drainage/Absorption Economics/Jobs Flood Plain/Flooding Forest Land/Fire Hazard Population/Housing Balance Public Services Septic System Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Solid Waste Toxic/Hazardous Traffic/Circulation Vegetation Water Quality Wetland/Riparian Land Use Cumulative Effects Other Issues Other Issues: carbon offsets
Reviewing Agencies: California Department of Parks and Recreation California Energy Commission California Highway Patrol California Public Utilities Commission Caltrans, District 4 Central Valley Flood Protection Board Delta Protection Commission Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 3 Department of Toxic Substances Control Native American Heritage Commission Office of Historic Preservation Resources Agency State Lands Commission State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality