Rosamond Switching Station Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020040291
Lead Agency
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Document Title
Rosamond Switching Station Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Undeveloped Land, Rural Residential, Industrial (Solar and Wind Generation), Agricultural
Document Description
Under the proposed project, LADWP would construct a new 230 kilovolt (kV) switching station, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), and Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System (FACTS) Device. The proposed switching station (approximately 1,200 feet long and 800 feet wide) would include a control house with space necessary for operational control. The BESS (approximately 850 feet by 850 feet) is used to store excess energy during peak renewable energy production and to provide a fast energy delivery response to power shortages, brownouts, and enhance grid stability and reliability. The FACTS Device consists of a switchyard (approximately 189 feet long, 180 feet wide, and 58 feet in height) and a control house (approximately 35 feet long, 86 feet wide, and 13 feet in height). The FACTS Device would help regulate and control voltage to help improve power reliability and to meet power demand. Other project activities include installation of access roads throughout the facility, installation of a perimeter fence, and installation of new steel lattice transmission towers to direct the existing circuits in and out of the proposed switching station. The overall purpose of the project is to help meet broader goals towards increasing the use of sustainable renewable energy sources while decreasing the production of greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions.
Contact Information
Name
Aiden Leong
Agency Name
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Agency Name
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Rosamond
Counties
Kern
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Rosamond Blvd, 100th St W
Zip
93560
Total Acres
120
Parcel #
Multiple - See MND
Township
9N
Range
14W
Section
24
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, Department of Toxic Substances Control
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Development Types
Power:Other Power Type (Substation)
Local Actions
Power Development
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Wildfire, Energy, Utilities
Attachments
Environmental Document
State Comments
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