Wildcat Energy Farm Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024110680
Lead Agency
Imperial County
Document Title
Wildcat Energy Farm Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Vacant/Low Density Residential (R-1/R-1-L-.5),Medium Commercial (C-2), Open Space Recreation (S-1), Open Space Preservation (S-2)/ Urban Area
Document Description
The project applicant, Wildcat Energy Farms, LLC, proposes to construct and operate an 800 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) solar facility with an integrated 800 MW (3,200 MW hour) battery energy storage system (BESS) on approximately 5,900 acres of privately-owned land. The proposed project would be comprised of approximately 1,964,000 PV modules, associated collector and inverter facilities, an on-site groundwater well, and access roads. The proposed project would include upgrades to the existing Imperial Irrigation District's "L" Line from 161 kilovolt (kV) to 230 kV and upgrades to the Wildcat Line from 12 to 34.5 kV to 230 kV.
Contact Information
Name
David Black
Agency Name
Imperial County Planning and Development Services Department
Job Title
Planner IV
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Tim Gnibus
Agency Name
HDR, Inc.
Job Title
Project Principal
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Name
Mohammed Alrai
Agency Name
Wildcat Energy Farms, LLC
Job Title
President
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Salton City
Counties
Imperial
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
SR 86
Zip
92274
Total Acres
5,900
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
SR 86
Railways
None
Airports
Salton Sea Airport
Schools
West Shores High School
Waterways
Salton Sea
Township
10S11S
Range
10E,9E
Section
Multi
Base
SBBM
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, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 11 (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 Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 800), Power:Other Power Type (Battery Energy Storage)(Megawatts 800)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, 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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