CUP #2022-016 – New Leaf Energy
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023080134
Lead Agency
Madera County
Document Title
CUP #2022-016 – New Leaf Energy
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
General Plan: A (Agriculture), Zoning: ARE-40 (Agriuculture, Rural, Exclusive 40 Acre)
Document Description
The applicant proposes installing a 200-megawatt Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), which will occupy approximately sixteen of the thirty-five acres. The BESS will initially comprise 2,400 storage containers with rows facing east to west and running north to south on the northside of the property. An additional 840 storage containers will be added throughout the project's life to maintain storage capacity. The project will also include a substation located on the northeast corner of the parcel. The parcel's project area will be enclosed with a seven-foot-high chain link fence.
Contact Information
Name
Jacob Aragon
Agency Name
Madera County
Job Title
Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Madera
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Road 30 1/2 & Avenue 12
Zip
93636
Total Acres
35.24
Parcel #
047-120-010
State Highways
Hwy 99
Railways
BNSF
Schools
Madera Community College
Waterways
Cottonwood Creek
Township
12S
Range
18E
Section
03
Other Location Info
Located on the east side of Road 30 1/2, approximately 1/2 a mile southeast of its intersection with Avenue 12 (no situs), Madera.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), 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, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Power:Other Power Type (Battery Energy Storage System (BESS))(Megawatts 200)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise
Local Review Period Start
Local Review Period End
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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