Power Santa Clara Valley
Summary
SCH Number
2024090200
Lead Agency
California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC)
Document Title
Power Santa Clara Valley
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Downtown Primary Commercial (DC); Planned Development Agriculture Base District (A[PD]; Combined Industrial/Commercial (CIC); Exclusive Agriculture (A-30Ac); Exclusive Agriculture (A-20Ac-sr); Downtown (DT); Commercial Downtown (CD); Agriculture (A); Open Hillside (OH); Agriculture Large Scale; Regional Parks; Major Gas and Electric Utilities
Document Description
The Project would include two new high-voltage direct current (HVDC) terminals and associated new transmission lines. The new transmission lines would include an approximately 13-mile Grove to Skyline 320 kilovolt (kV) direct current (DC) underground transmission line connecting the southern terminal, the Grove terminal, to the northern terminal, the Skyline terminal; an approximately 100-foot overhead Skyline to San Jose B 115 kV alternating current (AC) station tie line connecting the new Skyline terminal to the existing Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) San Jose B substation; and an approximately 1.2 mile Metcalf to Grove 500 kV underground transmission line connecting the new Grove terminal to the existing PG&E Metcalf substation. The Project would be located in the City of San Jose and County of Santa Clara, California.
Contact Information
Name
Valisa Nez
Agency Name
ESA
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
San Jose
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Monterey Rd., Coyote Creek Pkwy., Santa Teresa St., Ryland St., Bassett St., Little Market St.
Zip
95112
Total Acres
76.4
Jobs
1782
Parcel #
259-23-020, 259-23-024, 725-14-008, 725-14-009, 725-14-014, 725-14-015, 259-23-020, 259-23-024
State Highways
I-880, I-680, I-280, SR-87
Railways
VTA, Capital Corridor, ACE
Airports
San Jose Mineta International
Schools
SJUSD, ESUHSD, MHUSD
Waterways
Coyote Creek, Guadalupe River, Canoas Creek, Coyote Alamitos Canal
Township
7S
Range
1E
Section
00
Base
MD
Other Location Info
Additional zip codes: 95111,95138,95013; Highways: SR-85, SR-82, SR-130; Railway: CalTrain, Amtrak; Streets: Market St., First St., Coyote Ranch Rd.
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, Bay Delta Region 3 (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, 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 Highway Patrol (CHP), 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, 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)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
Development Types
Power:Electric Transmission Lines (transmission lines )(Megawatts 0.5), Power:Other Power Type (Terminals )(Megawatts 1000)
Local Actions
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Energy, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
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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