Staff Approval Application No. PLN2020-0041 - Aemetis Solar
Summary
SCH Number
2020040362
Lead Agency
Stanislaus County
Document Title
Staff Approval Application No. PLN2020-0041 - Aemetis Solar
Document Type
CON - Early Consultation
Received
Present Land Use
Aemetis Ethanol Plant and appurtenant uses/M (Industrial) P-D (123) (Planned Development)/Industrial & Planned Development; Community Plan: Industrial
Document Description
Request to install a 1.56 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic array and 1.25 MW/2.5MWh battery energy storage system or “microgrid system” to offset the use of natural gas and electricity by generating it onsite to serve the development (see Microgrid Project Overview). The 10.95 acre site includes M (Industrial) zoning east of the main drive aisle and P-D (123) (Planned Development) zoning to the west. The arrays will be installed on an elevated structure over the site’s stormwater basin and over areas with vehicle traffic. The P-D (123) zoning district, an industrial planned development, became effective December, 1985 (Rezone 85-18).
Contact Information
Name
Rachel Wyse
Agency Name
Stanislaus County Planning & Community Development Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Agency Name
Andy Foster, Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes, Inc.
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Cities
Keyes
Counties
Stanislaus
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Cross Streets
Faith Home & E. Keyes Roads
Zip
95307
Total Acres
10.95
Parcel #
045-026-039
State Highways
99
Railways
Union Pacific
Schools
Keyes Elementary
Township
4
Range
10
Section
30
Base
MDB&M
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, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation
Development Types
Other (Battery Energy Storage 1.25MW/2.5 MWh), Power:Solar (Megawatts 1.56)
Local Actions
Staff Approval Permit
Attachments
Environmental Document
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