Gates 500kV Dynamic Reactive Support Project Final MND

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Summary

SCH Number
2022040457
Lead Agency
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
Document Title
Gates 500kV Dynamic Reactive Support Project Final MND
Document Type
FIN - Final Document
Received
Present Land Use
Fallowed agricultural land zoned AE-20 Exclusive Agriculture
Document Description
The Project would be located in unincorporated Fresno County upon and surrounded by rural agricultural lands with existing transmission infrastructure, utility-scale solar energy generation facilities, and scattered rural residences in the vicinity of the Project site. The Project would involve construction of the Orchard Substation containing two static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) units (devices used to regulate voltages for transmission networks and assist in ensuring reliable operation of transmissions systems in proximity to a substation) and ancillary components immediately north of and independently connected to the existing PG&E Gates Substation. The Project would support the regional transmission system by providing voltage support and grid stability, which would facilitate the reliable operation of the extra high voltage transmission system proximal to the Gates Substation. The purpose of the Project is to provide dynamic reactive support at the PG&E Gates Substation, a 500 kV and 230kV level regional substation. Connection to the PG&E Gates Substation would require PG&E to construct and operate two single-circuit 500 kV interconnection transmission lines from the Gates Substation 500 kV bus to the Orchard Substation 500 kV take-off towers.

Contact Information

Name
Boris Sanchez
Agency Name
California Public Utilities Commission
Job Title
Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Cities
Coalinga, Huron
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
W. Jayne Ave., S. Trinity Ave., W. Phelps Ave.
Zip
93210
Total Acres
20
Parcel #
075-060-665, 075-500-067S
State Highways
SR 269, I-5
Township
20S
Range
17E
Section
33
Base
Diablo

Notice of Completion

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 Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (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 Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation
Development Types
Other (Reliability support), Power:Electric Transmission Lines (Reliability support)(Megawatts 0.001)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Wildfire

Attachments

Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form

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