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
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
9/6/2023
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
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 Determination
Approving Agency
Madera County
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Madera
Final Environmental Document Available at
200 W. 4th Street, Suite 3100, Madera, CA 93637
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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