Altamont Winds Inc. Conditional Use Permit Modification

Altamont Winds Inc. Conditional Use Permit Modification

The proposed project consists of operational and decommissioning schedule modifications of 16 CUPs applicable to the Applicant's wind power operation and maintenance activities within the 14,436-acre Alameda County portion of the APWRA. The project facilities consist of approximately 828 existing, operable wind turbines, with a nameplate capacity of 85.8 MW, plus existing support facilities, with a total footprint of approximately 233 acres. The Applicant is requesting a modification to its CUPs that would accomplish the following: 1) Remove the requirement for phased decommissioning; 2) Remove the seasonal shutdown requirements; 3) Provide for 100% of AWI's turbines to be shut down by the end of 2015 and decommissioned in one to two years thereafter; and 4) Evaluate shut down in 2018.

Livermore

Alameda

Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), 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), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency

Power:Wind (Megawatts 85.8)

Use Permit

Biological Resources, Cumulative Effects, Noise, Public Services