Canyon Road Solar Energy Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023100158
Lead Agency
Merced County
Document Title
Canyon Road Solar Energy Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
10/25/2024
Document Description
The project would construct a 5-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) electric-generating facility (facilities) on approximately 33 acres of the 318-acre parcel (project site), at the southern edge of a parcel. The facilities would consist of a ground-mounted, single-axis tracking system featuring 13,905 PV panels and 40 string inverters. Additionally, the project would be equipped with energy storage technology (battery energy storage system [BESS]) that would allow on-site renewable energy generation to be stored and dispatched onto the grid when needed.
Contact Information
Name
Tiffany Ho
Agency Name
Merced County
Job Title
Deputy Director of Planning
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Banos, Unincorporated
Counties
Merced
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Canyon Road
Zip
93635
Total Acres
32
Parcel #
088-020-039
State Highways
Interstate 5
Schools
Charleston Elementary
Waterways
Los Banos Reservoir
Other Location Info
APN088-020-039, Canyon Rd, Los Banos, Merced County
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Merced County Planning Commission
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Merced
Final Environmental Document Available at
2222 M Street, Second Floor, Merced, CA 95340
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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