Janus Solar and Battery Storage Project

2 Documents in Project

Summary

SCH Number
2024061043
Lead Agency
Colusa County
Document Title
Janus Solar and Battery Storage Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Present Land Use: Agricultural, General Plan: General Agriculture (AG) and Upland Agriculture (AU), Zoning: Foothill Agriculture (F-A) and Exclusive Agriculture (E-A)
Document Description
Janus Solar PV, LLC has applied to Colusa County for a Use Permit (UP) to construct, operate, maintain, and decommission a solar photovoltaic (PV) power generating facility including solar PV modules, a battery energy storage system (BESS), on-site substation, a gen-tie transmission line, and other necessary supporting infrastructure (Janus Solar and Battery Storage Project (Project}}. The Project would generate up to 80 megawatts of alternating current of electricity and store up to 80 megawatts, or 320 megawatt hours (MWh), of electricity on an approximately 886-acre site; only an estimated 666 acres of the site would be used. The Project would connect to the electrical grid at the existing PG&E Cortina Substation via an approx. 4-mile new gen-tie transmission line. A Development Agreement and a review of Project compatibility with the existing Williamson Act contract is also part of the Project. The Project is located approximately 6.5 miles southwest of the City of Williams, just over 2 miles south of the Walnut Drive/Spring Valley Road at 1958 Spring Valley Road, County Assessor APN:018-050-005 and 006.

Contact Information

Name
Greg Plucker
Agency Name
Colusa County Community Development Department
Job Title
Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant

Location

Cities
Unicorporated
Counties
Colusa
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Walnut Drive/Spring Valley Road
Zip
95987
Total Acres
866
Jobs
3
Parcel #
018-050-005 and 006
State Highways
20
Waterways
Tehama Colusa Canal, Spring Creek, Spring Valley Creek
Township
14N
Range
4W
Section
1, 2
Base
MDBM

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), 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 Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), 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 Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation
Development Types
Other (Solar and Battery Storage)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End

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