Vega Solar Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2013021011
Lead Agency
Merced County
Document Title
Vega Solar Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
LU: Agricultural
Z: Exclusive Agricultural (A-2).
GPD: Agricultural
Document Description
Project includes the development of a 20-megawatt photovoltaic solar array on approximately 165 acres. Two overlapping project site location options will be evaluated. Electricity generated by the Vega project would interconnect with the existing Pacific Gas and Electric Los Banos-Canal-Oro Loma 70-kilovolt (kV) Line via an interconnection line directly west of the proposed project site. Five interconnection line options will be evaluated.
Contact Information
Name
David Gilbert
Agency Name
Merced County Planning Dept.
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Dos Palos, Los Banos
Counties
Merced
Cross Streets
Northeast corner of West El Campo Road and South Woo Road
Zip
93635
Total Acres
165
Parcel #
088-180-049, 090-130-036, -037
State Highways
SR-165, I-5
Waterways
CA Aqueduct, Delta Mendota Canal
Township
12S
Range
11E
Section
6
Base
MDB&M
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 10 (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 Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 20)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Wildfire
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