Special Use Permit No. PSP 23-012 (Tulare 40 Generation Facility)
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023030760
Lead Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Special Use Permit No. PSP 23-012 (Tulare 40 Generation Facility)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
8/28/2025
Document Description
The Project includes the construction and operation of the Tulare 40 Generation Facility (Project), an approximate 40-Megawatt (MW) solar generation facility and includes up to 20-Megawatts Alternating Current (MWac) of Energy Storage on two (2) parcels totaling approximately 313 acres in western Tulare County, California. The developed area would occupy approximately 160 acres of the total 313 acres across two (2) parcels. The Project site development area is located both north and south of Avenue 208, west of Road 164. The installation would comprise approximately 68,040 single axis mounted solar modules, rated at 650 watts per module. It should be noted that watts per module may increase at the time of Project construction; however, for planning purposes
we have included an approximate module output of 650 watts. In addition to the installation of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules, the proposed development area of the Project would include the construction of an on-site substation, wiring and inverters, fence, access roads, and a new very short distribution interconnect power line to the existing substation located directly adjacent to the Project location at the Southern California Edison (SCE) Bliss Substation. The southern development area of the Project would potentially include a 20 (MW) storage component in the form of batteries. The life of the Project is anticipated to be 35 years.
Contact Information
Name
Gary Mills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Chief Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Jessica Wills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Sandy Roper
Agency Name
Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Coldwell Solar I, LLC
Agency Name
Project applicant
Job Title
Project applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area, Tulare
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Parcel #
196-020-012, 196-030-004
Township
20S
Range
25E
Section
23
Other Location Info
The proposed Project is in an unincorporated area of southern Tulare County, California. The Project site is located approximately 5 miles east of the City of Tulare and is west of Road 164. The Project site is addressed as 16398 Avenue 208, Strathmore, CA. The Project will be located on two separate properties/locations. The northern Project development area is located approximately 0.50 miles north of the intersection of Avenue 208/Road 164. The southern development area is located south of the intersection Avenue 208/Road 164 (immediately adjacent to and south and west of the SCE Bliss substation). The site is located within the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Cairns Corner 7.5 Minute Quadrangle. It lies within Sections 23, 24, 25, & 26; Township 20 South; Range 25 East, MDB&M within APNs 196-020-012 (on 80 acres of the 153 acre parcel) and 196-030-004 (on approximately 80 acres of the 160 acre parcel).
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
TULARE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Tulare
Final Environmental Document Available at
Tulare County Resource Management Agency, 5961 S Mooney Blvd., Visalia CA 93277
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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