Zeta Solar and Battery Energy Storage System Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023070088
Lead Agency
County of Merced, Department of Community and Economic Development
Document Title
Zeta Solar and Battery Energy Storage System Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Agricultural
Document Description
The proposed Zeta Solar and Battery Energy Storage System Project consists of a photovoltaic solar power generation facility with a battery energy storage system that would generate up to approximately 75 megawatts of renewable electrical energy and include an energy storage capacity of up to 8 hours of 75 MW. The 650-acre Project also includes the construction of a 1,700-foot-long generation-tie line to deliver power from the Project to Pacific Gas and Electric’s existing Mercy Springs Substation.
Contact Information
Name
Valerie Dalley
Agency Name
Merced County Community and Economic Development Department
Job Title
Planner I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Dos Palos, Los Banos
Counties
Merced
Regions
Citywide
Parcel #
090-130-018, 090-130-044, and 090-130-060
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), 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, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 75)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from state reviewing agencies]
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