Panoche Valley Solar Farm Project
17 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010031008
Lead Agency
San Benito County
Document Title
Panoche Valley Solar Farm Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Agricultural Rangeland
Document Description
Solargen Energy, Inc. proposes to construct the Panoche Valley Solar Farm project, a 420 Megawatt (MW) solar energy generation facility consisting of 1,822,800 pole-mounted, silicon based solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and associated electrical equipment, an electrical substation, and an operations and maintenance building. The proposed project would deliver electricity to the regional transmission system by interconnecting to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Moss-Panoche/Coburn-Panoche 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line on site. The proposed project would be considered a renewable energy generation facility, and according to the applicant would support California in meeting the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) mandate.
Contact Information
Name
Michael Krausie
Agency Name
San Benito County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
San Benito
Cross Streets
Panoche Road and Little Panoche Road
Zip
95043
Total Acres
4,717
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
No
Railways
No
Airports
No
Schools
Panoche School
Waterways
Panoche Creek, Las Aguilas Creek
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Power:Other Power Type (Type: Photovoltaic)(Megawatts 420)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Transportation
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