Cornucopia Hybrid Project

Cornucopia Hybrid Project

The Applicant submitted an unclassified conditional use permit (CUP No. 3777) and accompanying Variance application (variance no. 4184) to construct, operate, maintain, and ultimately decommission the Cornucopia Hybrid Project on approximately 2,446 acres in western Fresno County. The Project consists of three main components: a photovoltaic solar facility with a 300 megawatt (MW) alternating current (ac) generating capacity with associated substation, a 300 MWac energy storage system, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company infrastructure improvements, including a 230 kilovolt (kV) switching station to interconnect the Project to the regional electric grid. The substation would include an electrical control building and would tie into the PG&E switching station via a new transmission line. The energy storage system would use lithium-ion, lithium-ion and iron-flow, or sodium sulfur batteries and would be located adjacent to the substation, with a footprint of approximately 12 acres in size.On-site support facilities for the Project would include power conversion systems, including bi-directional inverters, transformers, and associated connection lines; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units or a liquid cooling system for the ESS; fencing; access roads; a supervisory control and data acquisition system; two prefabricated structures to be used for operation and maintenance (O&M) services and for control services; and security lighting. Diesel generators may be needed temporarily during construction to power the temporary construction lighting.

Avenal

Fresno

Countywide, Unincorporated

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 Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (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, 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 12, 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, Divison of Financial Assistance

Power:Solar (Hybrid Solar Generation)(Megawatts 300)

Use Permit, Variance

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Archeological/Historical; Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading; Water Supply/Groundwater