LSPGC Power the South Bay Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024071095
Lead Agency
California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC)
Document Title
LSPGC Power the South Bay Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Zoning: General Industrial; Planned Development Single Family Residential; Land uses: Commercial, Industrial, Open Space, Parks, Public Facility, Residential, Agriculture, Transit Neighborhood, Public, Urban Center
Document Description
The Power the South Bay Project would augment the reliability of a CAISO-controlled grid located in the cities of Fremont, Milpitas, San José, and Santa Clara. This would be accomplished through the construction of two new high-voltage direct current (HVDC) terminals and associated new transmission lines which would connect the existing Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Newark 230 kilovolt (kV) substation and the existing Silicon Valley Power (SVP) Northern Receiving Station (NRS) 230 kV substation. The two new HVDC terminals would include a new Albrae HVDC converter station terminal (Albrae terminal) interconnected to the existing PG&E Newark substation, and a new Baylands HVDC converter station terminal (Baylands terminal) interconnected to the existing SVP NRS substation. The primary function of the proposed new HVDC terminals would be to convert alternating current (AC) power to direct current (DC) power at the sending terminal and convert DC power back to AC power at the receiving terminal. The new transmission lines would extend approximately 12.5 miles and would be a combination of both overhead and underground lines. The Project would include all new facilities as well as modifications to the existing PG&E Newark and SVP NRS substations to accommodate interconnection specifically to the new HVDC terminals via the new transmission lines.
Contact Information
Name
Tommy Alexander
Agency Name
Project Manager CPUC
Job Title
Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Dustin Joseph
Agency Name
LS Power Grid CA, LLC
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
David D. Davis
Agency Name
Environmental Science Associates
Job Title
Planner V
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Fremont, Milpitas, San Jose, Santa Clara
Counties
Alameda, Santa Clara
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Multiple: Weber Rd, Boyce Rd, Cushing Pkwy, Fremont Blvd, Los Esteros Rd, Disk Dr, Lafayette St
Zip
95438 +
Total Acres
15+ for terminal
Jobs
300
Parcel #
multiple
State Highways
I-880, I-680, I-280, US 101, 237
Railways
VTA, BART, AC Transit, Union Pac
Airports
San Jose Mineta International
Schools
FUSD, MUSD, SCUSD
Waterways
Guadalupe River, Coyote Creek, Penitencia Creek, Berryessa Creek
Township
6S
Range
1W
Section
00
Base
Diablo
Other Location Info
Additional zip codes: 95134, 95054
Other Information
Estimated jobs are associated with peak construction
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (230kV/ 320kV transmission lines), Power:Electric Transmission Lines (Reliability voltage support; high-voltage DC terminals)(Megawatts 1000)
Local Actions
Site Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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 Agency(ies)]
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