PG&E Moraga-Oakland X 115 Kilovolt Rebuild Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025020944
Lead Agency
California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC)
Document Title
PG&E Moraga-Oakland X 115 Kilovolt Rebuild Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Existing land uses in the project area include utility in the city of Orinda, open space and parks in unincorporated Contra Costa County, and residential, commercial, parks, places of worship and schools within the cities of Oakland and Piedmont.
Document Description
The Moraga-Oakland X (MOX) 115 Kilovolt (kV) Rebuild Project would involve proposed upgrades by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to approximately 5-miles of four overhead 115 kV power lines between Moraga and Oakland X substations in the City of Orinda, unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County, and the cities of Oakland and Piedmont within Alameda County. The two existing parallel double-circuit power lines are located within existing PG&E land rights, and the Project would rebuild the four overhead lines into four hybrid lines, with both overhead (~4 miles) and underground (~1 mile) segments.
Existing towers, poles and conductors would be replaced either with overhead rebuild or underground components, and minor modifications would occur within the existing substations. Some recently replaced power line structures would be reused or reused with some modification. Single circuit transition structures would support the connection between the overhead and underground portions of each line. Double-circuit transition structures would be used to connect the underground portion to existing overhead line terminals at Oakland X Substation. Additionally, the rebuild would include the installation of optical ground wire on aboveground structures with a communication cable continuing within the underground portion.
Contact Information
Name
Tharon Wright
Agency Name
California Public Utilities Commission
Job Title
Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst IV
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Hedy Koczwara
Agency Name
Aspen Environmental Group
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Name
Brandon Liddell
Agency Name
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Job Title
Principal Land Planner
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Oakland, Orinda, Piedmont
Counties
Alameda, Contra Costa
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Park Blvd, Highway 13, Manzanita Dr, Skyline Blvd, Pinehurst Rd, Shepherd Canyon Dr
Jobs
117
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
Highway 13, I-580
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, 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, District 4 (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, 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, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Other (Overhead &underground 115 kV rebuild electric transmission lines)
Local Actions
Encroachment Permit, Excavation Permit, Temporary Park Access 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, 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
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