Buttonbush Solar and Storage Project by 29SC 8me, LLC.
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024041028
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
Buttonbush Solar and Storage Project by 29SC 8me, LLC.
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Agricultural Land / A (Exclusive Agriculture) / Various General Plan Designations
Document Description
The proposed Buttonbush Solar and Storage Project as proposed by 29SC 8me, LLC. would allow for the construction and operation of a photovoltaic (PV) solar facility with the associated infrastructure on 7 proposed project sites that would collectively generate up to 2,000 megawatts (MW) or 2 gigawatts (GW) of renewable electrical energy including a battery energy storage system (BESS) with the capacity of storing approximately 16,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) or 16 gigawatt-hours (GWh) on approximately 11,983 acres across 128 privately owned parcels in an unincorporated area of northwestern Kern County. Implementation of the proposed project includes requests for multiple General and Specific Plan Amendments (GPAs/SPAs), Conditional Use Permits (CUPs), the cancellation of Williamson Act Land Use and Farmland Security Zone Contracts (WALUC/FSZC), and Non-Summary Street Vacations (NSV) from the Kern County Planning & Natural Resources Department. The several separate sites of the proposed Project are entirely located within unincorporated Kern County, directly north of the community of Buttonwillow, approximately four miles west of the City of Bakersfield, two miles west of the City of Shafter, and seven miles southwest of the City of Wasco. The proposed Project straddles and crosses Interstate 5 (I-5) and is east of Buttonwillow Raceway Park, north of State Route (SR) 58, and south of Kimberlina Road.
Contact Information
Name
Jack Foster
Agency Name
Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department
Job Title
Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Bakersfield, Buttonwillow, Shafter, Wasco
Counties
Kern
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Total Acres
11,983
Parcel #
Multi
State Highways
I-5 and SR 58
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Airports
N/A
Schools
Buttonwillow Elementary
Waterways
N/A
Township
Multi
Range
Multi
Section
Multi
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
Cross Streets
Site 1: Wasco Way and Sullivan Road
Site 2: Seventh Standard and Buttonwillow Drive
Site 3: Seventh Standard and North Corn Camp Road
Site 4: Rowlee Road and Burbank Street
Site 5: Brandt Road and Sullivan Road
Site 6: Seventh Standard and Magnolia Ave
Site 8: Rowlee Road and Lerdo Hwy
Lat. / Long
Site 1: 35.42336, -119.44934
Site 2: 35.44527, -119.49277
Site 3: 35.46435, -119.51071
Site 4: 35.46659, -119.48178
Site 5: 35.42121, -119.35420
Site 6: 35.46037, 119.36347
Site 8: 35.52215, -119.47882
Zip Codes
93249
93280
93206
93263
93314
APNs
069-340-28
069-350-07
069-350-09
087-010-11
087-010-18
087-010-20
087-010-22
087-020-01
087-040-01
087-040-04
087-040-07
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087-050-28
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087-060-01
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087-060-39
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088-210-01
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088-220-24
088-220-25
088-220-31
088-220-32
100-010-13
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103-070-18
103-070-19
103-100-01
103-100-02
103-100-23
103-120-30
104-050-01
104-050-08
Section / Township / Range
Sections 28, 33, and 34 of Township 27 South, Range 23 East.
Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, and 34 of Township 28 South, Range 23 East.
Sections, 23, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35 of Township 28 South, Range 24 East.
Sections 1, 3, 4, 11, and 12 of Township 29 South, Range 23 East.
Sections 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, and 19 of Township 29 South, Range 24 East.
Section 7 of Township 29 South, Range 25 East.
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, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), 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, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 12, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 19, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Other (Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) 16,000 MWh/ 16 GWh), Power:Solar (Megawatts 2000)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan, Use Permit, Williamson Act Land Use Contract Cancellation (WALUC) / Farmland Security Zone Cancellation (FSZC)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Energy, Fiscal Impacts, 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, Public Services, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, 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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