San Luis West Solar Project

2 Documents in Project

Summary

SCH Number
2024110679
Lead Agency
Fresno County
Document Title
San Luis West Solar Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Land Use: Agriculture; Zoning: Exclusive Agriculture (EA); GP Designation: Agriculture
Document Description
San Luis West Solar, LLC proposes to construct and operate the San Luis West Solar Project (Project). The Project will consist of a 125-megawatt (mW) solar photovoltaic (PV) electric generation facility coupled with an estimated 30 mW battery energy storage system (BESS). The PV portion of the facility will produce electricity by way of the photovoltaic effect, which uses a semi-conductor material to convert photons from the Sun into electrons, for injection into the electrical grid operated by PG&E. The BESS portion of the facility will store electricity either generated by the PV arrays or absorbed from the PG&E grid. In either case, the BESS will make the stored energy available for discharge during periods of peak electrical load. The Project facility includes approximately 770 acres of solar panels and associated infrastructure, including the Project substation, BESS, operations and maintenance (O&M) building, and other associated equipment such as overhead and underground medium voltage collection lines. Project infrastructure will also include approximately 10 additional acres of transmission easement areas for underground and overhead medium voltage collection lines situated along and within existing farm roads. The Project Area, which encompasses all areas of temporary and permanent impacts, is approximately 1,100 acres.

Contact Information

Name
Alexander Pretzer
Agency Name
County of Fresno
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Name
David Atwater
Agency Name
ECORP Consulting, Inc.
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm

Name
Megan McMullen
Agency Name
San Luis West Solar LLC
Job Title
Project Development Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant

Location

Cities
Huron
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Cross Streets
S of West Tractor Ave, W of California Aqueduct, E of I-5
Zip
93234
Total Acres
1,100
Parcel #
075-070-54S, 078-060-85S, 078-080-55, 085-050-01S, 085-0
State Highways
SR-269
Airports
New Coalinga Municipal Airport
Waterways
California Aqueduct
Township
20-21S
Range
17-18E
Section
3 6 35
Base
MDBM

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 Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (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 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), 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, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Energy Storage 30MW), Power:Solar (Megawatts 125)
Local Actions
Site Plan, 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, 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

Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]

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