Conditional Use Permit No. 10-05 (American Kings Solar Project)

SCH Number: 2018071072
Lead Agency: Kings County
Document Title: Conditional Use Permit No. 10-05 (American Kings Solar Project)
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 12/7/2018

Document Description: The Applicant proposes to construct, operate, maintain, and decommission the American Kings Solar Project (Project), consisting of up to a 128 MW alternating current (AC) solar PV power generating facility on approx. 874 acres of private lands. The facility will also include battery storage up to approx. 500 MW hours, which will be used to optimize power to the grid, such as charging the batteries when excess electrical generation is available and supplying power to the grid when electrical demand is high.

Contact Information: Chuck Kinney
Kings County
Kings County Government Center
Hanford, CA 93230
559-852-2674

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment: No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes
(2b) A Negative Declaration 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 Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: No
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes