EIR JKM 07-17; Edwards Air Force Base Solar Project by Edwards AFB Solar, LLC
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Summary
- SCH Number
- 2017111079
- Lead Agency
- Kern County
- Document Title
- EIR JKM 07-17; Edwards Air Force Base Solar Project by Edwards AFB Solar, LLC
- Document Type
- NOD - Notice of Determination
- Received
- Posted
- 11/19/2020
- Project Applicant
- Edwards AFB Solar, LLC
- Present Land Use
- Undeveloped EAFB Land. Zoning: A-1 (Limited Agriculture); Kern County General Plan: 1.1 (State and Federal Land); Franchise Agreement land: Multiple zoning and designations within multiple general and specific plans
- Document Description
- The project proponent is requesting: (a) a Franchise Agreement with the County of Kern to facilitate the construction, and operation of an up to 3,500 acres 600 MW solar facility. The project would be supported by a 230-kV overhead/underground transmission corridor. The transmission line would generally be aligned from the north/south and then east/west where it ultimately would be connected to the existing privately-owned Westwind Substation in the first phase of the project and then to the SCE Whirlwind Substation in subsequent phases of the project. The project's permanent facilities would include up to 2 million solar panels, service roads, security fencing, a power collection system, battery storage, communication cables, overhead and underground transmission lines, electrical switchyards, a substation, and an operations and maintenance facility.
- Contact Information
-
Janice Mayes
Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department
2700 "M" Street, Suite 100
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone : (661) 862-8793
mayesj@kerncounty.com
Location
- Coordinates
- 34°58'0"N 118°8'27"W
- Cities
- Mojave Rosamond
- Counties
- Kern
- Regions
- Unincorporated
- Cross Streets
- Totter Avenue and Lone Butte Road
- Zip
- N/A
- Total Acres
- 6,000
- Parcel #
- Edwards AFB - Multiple
- State Highways
- SR 14
- Township
- 10/11N
- Range
- 11-13W
- Section
- multip
- Base
- SBB&M
Notice of Determination
- Approving Agency
- Kern County Board of Supervisors
- Approving Agency Role
- Lead Agency
- Approved On
- Final Environmental Document Available at
- https://kernplanning.com/environmental-doc/edwards-afb-solar-project/
Determinations
- (1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
- Yes
- (2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
- Yes
- (2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
- No
- (2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
- No
- (3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
- Yes
- (4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
- Yes
- (5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
- Yes
- (6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
- Yes
Attachments
- Notice of Determination
- Fig 2-1 Project Vicinity PDF 1051 K Fig 2-2 Project Site Boundaries PDF 946 K Fig 2-3 NS GenTie PDF 924 K Fig EdwardsSolar_FranchiseAlignment_20200917 (002) PDF 1933 K NOD - Edwards Solar - SCH filed_OCR PDF 182 K
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