GreenFire Calpine Geysers GreenLoop Minor Use Permit; CEQA Exemption (MUP 22 08; CE 22-61)
Summary
SCH Number
2023010608
Public Agency
Lake County
Document Title
GreenFire Calpine Geysers GreenLoop Minor Use Permit; CEQA Exemption (MUP 22 08; CE 22-61)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/30/2023
Document Description
The applicant GreenFire Energy, Inc. is proposing installation of a GreenFire Energy Steam Dominated GreenLoop (SDGL) system into an existing geothermal well. Calpine Corporation's Geysers Power Company LLC is the project's host and will provide a geothermal well at the Geysers Davies State 5206 #1 site on an existing well pad adjacent to their Bear Canyon Power Plant, for use during the proof-of-concept testing. The project duration is expected to be approximately three months. The project is partially funded by a California Energy Commission Grant (CEC) under the CEC's "Bringing Rapid Innovation Development to Green Energy" program. The grant recipient and developer of the "Steam Dominated GreenLoop" technology is GreenFire Energy, Inc.
Contact Information
Name
Laura L Hall
Agency Name
Lake County
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated Middletown
Counties
Lake
Regions
Unincorporated
Zip
95461
Total Acres
350.10
Parcel #
013-058-24
State Highways
State Highway 175
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
N/A
Waterways
Bear Canyon Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Section 15301 Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
Existing facilities of both investor and publicly owned utilities used to provide electric power, natural gas, sewerage, or both public utility services.
County Clerk
Lake
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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