Greenleaf-1 Closure Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2025061331
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Greenleaf-1 Closure Plan
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/27/2025
Document Description
On January 27, 2025, Calpine Greenleaf Holdings, Inc. LLC (GLH), Greenleaf 1 (GL1) filed a closure plan (TN 261308) with the California Energy Commission (CEC) requesting to begin the process of safe layup, closure, decommissioning and license termination activities. GL1 is part of the California Department of Water Resource’s Electricity Supply Strategic Reliability Reserve Program.
Contact Information
Name
John Heiser
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
Compliance Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Barbara McBride
Agency Name
CALPINE GREENLEAF HOLDINGS, INC.
Job Title
Director, Strategic Origination, Calpine Corporation
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Yuba
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
5029 South Township Road and near Best Road
Zip
95993
Total Acres
0.85
Jobs
40
Parcel #
21-230-25
State Highways
Highway 99
Waterways
Sutter By-Pass
Township
T 14 N
Range
R 3 E
Section
12
Base
Yuba
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 and Section 15302
Reasons for Exemption
California Energy Commission staff reviewed the GL1 Closure Plan and determined there are no significant impacts to the environment or the public’s health and safety. The removal of temporary generators, particularly in the context of construction or facility management, is exempt from detailed CEQA review because it falls under the scope of Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and Section 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) due to its associated with maintaining, replacing, or reconstructing existing structures or facilities without significant expansion of use or capacity.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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