Darden Clean Energy Project (23-OPT-02)

Darden Clean Energy Project (23-OPT-02)

The project consists of a 1,150-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) facility, an up to 4,600 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS), an up to 800 MW green hydrogen facility (capable of producing up to 140 metric tons per day of pure, gaseous hydrogen), a 34.5-500 kilovolt (kV) grid step-up substation, a 10- to 15-mile 500 kV generation intertie (gen-tie) line, and a 500 kV utility switching station. The project would interconnect to the existing Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Los Banos-Midway #2 500 kV transmission line. The project would be located south of the community of Cantua Creek. The solar facility, BESS, substation, and hydrogen facility would be located between South Sonoma Avenue to the west and South Butte Avenue to the east. The project's gen-tie would span west from the intersection of South Sonoma Avenue and West Harlan Avenue to immediately west of Interstate 5. The switching station would be located southwest of West Harlan Avenue and Interstate 5.

Unincorporated

Fresno

Countywide

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), 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, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 23, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

Other (140 metric tons of pure gaseous hydrogen), Power:Solar (solar photovoltaic)(Megawatts 1150), Power:Other Power Type (Battery Energy Storage System)(Megawatts 1150)

Use Permit

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources