Heber 1 Parasitic Solar Energy Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025101397
Lead Agency
Imperial County
Document Title
Heber 1 Parasitic Solar Energy Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Present Land Use: Vacant/ Zoning: General Agriculture with a Geothermal Energy Zone Overlay in an Urban Area (A-2-GU); General Plan Designation: Urban Area
Document Description
The project applicant proposes to develop a 20 megawatt solar energy facility
and interconnecting cable line (gen-tie line) that would provide parasitic load to the existing Heber 1 Geothermal Plant. The solar energy facility would provide behind-the-meter power used to offset the auxiliary load of the existing Heber 1 Geothermal Plant. The solar energy facility would not connect to or generate power that will enter the transmission grid; rather, the solar energy facility would be entirely behind-the-meter and would serve as an integrated part of the operation of the existing Heber 1 Geothermal Plant. There are three route options proposed, of which only one will be chosen, for the medium voltage cable that would connect the new 20 MW solar energy facility to the existing Heber 1 Geothermal Plant.
Contact Information
Name
Alan Molina
Agency Name
Imperial County Planning and Development Services Department
Job Title
Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Sharyn Hidalgo
Agency Name
HDR, Inc.
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Alissa Sanchez
Agency Name
Heber Field Company, LLC
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Calexico, Nearest Community - Heber
Counties
Imperial
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Dogwood Road / W. Cole Boulevard
Zip
92249
Total Acres
106
Parcel #
059-020-001
State Highways
86, 98, 111
Railways
Union Pacific
Airports
Calexico International Airport
Schools
Heber School
Waterways
New River
Township
16S
Range
14E
Section
32
Base
SBBM
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, Inland Deserts Region 6 (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 11 (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 Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 26, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Megawatts 20)
Local Actions
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, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, 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
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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