Topaz Solar Farm (DOE/EIS-0458D)
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2011034006
Lead Agency
Department of Energy - Western Area Power Administration
Document Title
Topaz Solar Farm (DOE/EIS-0458D)
Document Type
EIS - Draft EIS
Received
Document Description
Topaz proposes to develop the Project on up to 4,100 acres of land. As proposed, the nominal 550- megawatt electric generation project would include the installation of about nine million photovoltaic (PV) solar modules within approximately 437 arrays and associated electric equipment. Generated electricity would be sold to Pacific Gas and Electric under a long-term power purchase agreement. The Project would be interconnected into PG&E's existing Morro Bay-Midway 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line, which runs in an east-to-west direction through the site and portions of Kern County.
Contact Information
Name
Angela Colamaria
Agency Name
Department of Energy
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
San Luis Obispo
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Cross Streets
CA State Hwy 58 and Bitterwater Road
Zip
93458
Total Acres
10,000
State Highways
Hwy 58
Schools
Carrizo Plain ES
Township
29S
Range
18E
Section
7 8 15
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), 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 Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 550)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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