Conditional Use Permit No. 22-05 (Westlands Cherry Solar Project and Gen-Tie Line)
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Summary
SCH Number
2022090283
Lead Agency
Westlands Water District
Document Title
Conditional Use Permit No. 22-05 (Westlands Cherry Solar Project and Gen-Tie Line)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
1/5/2024
Document Description
The Conditional Use Permit No. 22-05 and associated Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) proposes to establish a 250-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic facility which includes an electrical substation, a battery storage facility, and an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) facility. The solar generation from the project will be transferred to a new 230-Kilovolt (kV) Nevada-Jayne gen-tie line which will transmit the power south along the 25th Avenue alignment and then west along Nevada-Jayne Avenues to the Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Gates Substation approximately 12 miles to the west. The on-site battery storage will include 250 battery containers with a 4MW hours storage capacity each, providing a total energy storage capacity of up to 1,000 WM hours.
Contact Information
Name
Russ Freeman
Agency Name
Westlands Water District
Job Title
Deputy General Manager Resources
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Kings
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Westlands Boundary within Kings County
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Westlands Water District
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Kings
Final Environmental Document Available at
286 W. Cromwell Avenue, Fresno, CA 93711
Determinations
(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
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type 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 mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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