Solar Photovoltaic System at the Veterans Affair Palo Alto HCS, CA
Summary
SCH Number
2011082026
Lead Agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
Document Title
Solar Photovoltaic System at the Veterans Affair Palo Alto HCS, CA
Document Type
EA - Environmental Assessment
Received
Present Land Use
Major Institution/Special Facilities
Document Description
The Palo Alto VAPAHCS proposes four installation locations at the Palo Alto campus, including three locations on structures in various stages of construction and planning, and one site involving carport, canopy-mounted solar PV arrays at an existing parking lot. The four locations would include 1)33,400 s.f. of solar PV arrays in parking Lot 100 South, 2) approximately 8,400 sf of roof top arrays on Building 520, 3) 12,500 sf of rooftop-mounted arrays on Building 530, and 4) 29,200 sf of canopy-mounted arrays atop Parking Garage I. All locations are fully within Palo Alto VAPAHCS campus property. Electricity generated from the newly installed solar PV systems would be seamlessly integrated into the VAPAHCS Palo Alto campus electricity distribution system. The annual electricity output of the systems would total 1 megawatt.
Contact Information
Name
Emmanuel Bernal
Agency Name
Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto Health Care System
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Palo Alto
Counties
Santa Clara
Cross Streets
Hillview Ave and Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, CA
Zip
94304
Total Acres
98
State Highways
SR 82, I-280
Railways
CalTrain
Schools
Gunn HiS
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 Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, 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 Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 1)
Local Actions
VA facility upgrade
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Transportation, Vegetation
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