Solar Highways Pilot Project
Summary
SCH Number
2011072046
Lead Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 4
Document Title
Solar Highways Pilot Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Various S1: Medium Density Residential (8-16 DU/AC) Med. Low Density Res. (8.0 DU/AC) S2: Industrial Park, Med. Low Dens. Res.
Document Description
The Solar Highways Pilot Project is being developed through a mutually beneficial partnership agreement (airspace development lease and revenue share operations agreement) between the Caltrans, District 3 and Republic Cloverleaf Solar LLC that would permit the installation and maintenance of flat-plate PV solar panels and associated facilities in freeway right-of-way (ROW), while establishing a new revenue source for the state. The proposed PV solar arrays would be situated within State ROW, between US-101 mainline and the associated on- and off-ramps, and would fill the areas of the interchange. The proposed Project would develop up to seven PV solar power systems, ranging in size from approximately 5 to 15 acres to generate up to a total of 15 megawatts (MW) of power to be sold to an investor or municipal owned utility. While the State would still own the ROW, Republic would develop, finance, construct, own, operate, and maintain the PV solar power system.
Contact Information
Name
Yolanda Rivas
Agency Name
California Department of Transportation, District 4
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Jose
Counties
Santa Clara
Cross Streets
7 sites adjacent to US-101 from pm 29 to pm 10.3
Total Acres
65
State Highways
US-101, SR-85
Airports
South County
Schools
Evandale ES, Samual Stipp ES, Barrett ES
Waterways
Coyote Creek, Little Llagas Creek
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, 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 Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 15)
Local Actions
Airspace Dev. Lease & Revenue Share Operation Agreement
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.