BigBeau Solar Project by BigBeau Solar, LLC/EDF Renewables Development, Inc.
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2019071059
- Lead Agency
- Kern County
- Document Title
- BigBeau Solar Project by BigBeau Solar, LLC/EDF Renewables Development, Inc.
- Document Type
- NOP - Notice of Preparation
- Received
- Document Description
- BigBeau Solar, LLC by EDF Renewables (project proponent), is a proposed photovoltaic electrical generating facility with capacity to generate up to 128 megawatt hours (MW) of renewable electrical energy and store up to 60 MW energy in a Battery Storage System (BESS). The proposed project is situated on approximately 2,290 acres of privately owned land and 160 acres of land owned by the California State Lands Commission. Implementation of the project as proposed would include: (a) two changes in zone classification from the existing zone district PLS RS FPS (Platted Lands-Residential Suburban Combining-Floodplain Secondary Combining) to A FPS (Exclusive Agriculture) on 66 acres of the project site within zoning Map 215, for portions of the project site within zoning Map 232 from the ex isting zone district: E (10) RS FPS (Estate) to A FPS on 459.4 acres, E (10) RS GH FPS (Geological Hazard Combining) to A GH FPS on 2.7, E (10) RS MH FPS (Mobilehome Combining) to A FPS on 10.1 acres, E (2 1/2) RS FPS to A FPS on 110.9 acres, E (20) RS FPS to A FPS on 633.3 acres, E (20) RS GH FPS to A GH FPS on 9.6 acres, E (5) RS FPS to A FPS on 80.6 acres; See NOC for full details.
- Contact Information
-
Carlos E. Rojas
Kern County Planning Department
2700 "M" Street Suite 100
Bakersfield, CA 93301-2323
Phone : (661) 862-5015
Location
- Coordinates
- 34°54'16"N 118°23'8"W
- Cities
- Mojave Rosamond
- Counties
- Kern
- Cross Streets
- West on Rosamond Boulevard, north on 140th Street West, and east on either Avenue of the Stars
- Zip
- 93560
- Total Acres
- 2,290
- Parcel #
- Multiple
- State Highways
- SR-14 - 12 miles east
- Waterways
- Los Angeles Aqueduct
- Base
- SBB&M
Notice of Completion
- Review Period Start
- Review Period End
- Development Type
- Power (Solar PV)(128 MW Watts)
- Local Action
- General Plan Amendment Specific Plan Rezone Use Permit Other Action
- Project Issues
- Aesthetic/Visual Air Quality Archaeologic-Historic Biological Resources Drainage/Absorption Flood Plain/Flooding Forest Land/Fire Hazard Geologic/Seismic Minerals Noise Public Services Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Toxic/Hazardous Traffic/Circulation Vegetation Water Quality Water Supply Wetland/Riparian Wildlife Cumulative Effects
- Reviewing Agencies
- Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects California Department of Conservation California Department of Parks and Recreation California Department of Transportation, District 9 California Energy Commission California Highway Patrol California Public Utilities Commission Department of Toxic Substances Control Resources Agency California Native American Heritage Commission California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 California State Lands Commission
Attachments
- Environmental Document
- BigBeau Solar Initial Study PDF 9592 K
- NOC
- Letter PDF 170 K NOC PDF 1877 K
- State Comments
- 2019071059_CDFW_Big Beau Solar_NOP PDF 2322 K 2019071059_NAHC_NOP BigBeau Solar Project 8 PDF 167 K 2019071059_RWQCB_Big Beau Solar NOP PDF 1164 K 2019071059_SLC_Comment Letter BigBeau Solar Project PDF 340 K
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