La Porte Road Solar + Battery Energy Storage Use Permit (UP23-0005)
Summary
SCH Number
2024020374
Lead Agency
Butte County
Document Title
La Porte Road Solar + Battery Energy Storage Use Permit (UP23-0005)
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Agriculture/Single-Family Residence
Document Description
Proposed Conditional Use Permit to construct and operate a 17-acre solar array facility and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The facility will generate up to 3 megawatts (MW) of alternating current solar energy using approximately 7,182 solar modules and 24 string inverters to convert the sun’s energy. A single-axis tracking technology will allow the modules to track the sun efficiently throughout the day and maximize the efficiency of the solar collection. The facility will interconnect to PG&E’s pre-existing electrical distribution system located on-site and be sold to PG&E through a long-term Power Purchase Agreement.
Contact Information
Name
Rowland Hickel
Agency Name
Butte County
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Brian Madigan
Agency Name
RPCA Solar 11, LLC
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Butte
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Oroville-Bangor Highway
Zip
95914
Total Acres
82
Parcel #
028-240-061
Schools
Bangor Elementary
Waterways
Wilson Creek
Township
18N
Range
5E
Section
27
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), 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 3 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water
Development Types
Power:Solar (Ground-Mount Solar Array + Battery Energy Storage System)(Megawatts 3)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Biological Resources, Noise, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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