Conditional Use Permit No. 25-04 (Rex Solaire Solar and Storage Project)
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025111031
Lead Agency
Kings County
Document Title
Conditional Use Permit No. 25-04 (Rex Solaire Solar and Storage Project)
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
General Agricultural - 40 Acre Minimum (AG-40) / fallowed ag lands and crop lands
Document Description
The Kings County Community Development Agency has received an application for a land development permit that proposes to construct, operate, and eventually decommission a utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power generation and energy storage facility on approximately 20,600 acres. The Project consists of tracking solar PV panel arrays with a nominal output of up to 2,800 megawatts (MW) alternating current (AC) at the point of interconnection and battery energy storage with a capacity of up to 11.2 gigawatt-hours (GWh). Other project components include project substations, an underground collection system, and a gen-tie line that would connect the project substations to up to two switchyards located adjacent to the Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) transmission corridor. The project would also include telecommunication facilities and an operations and maintenance facility.
Contact Information
Name
Noelle Tomlinson
Agency Name
Kings County Community Development Agency
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Shauna Callery
Agency Name
Rincon Consultants, Inc.
Job Title
Director of Environmental Planning
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Simon Day
Agency Name
Rex Solaire Solar and Storage, LLC
Job Title
Vice President
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Kettleman City
Counties
Kings
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Utica Ave. & Interstate 5
Zip
93239
Total Acres
20,600 acres
Parcel #
See Other Location Information below
State Highways
Interstate 5
Waterways
Blakely Canal, TLBWSD Lateral B, Hacienda Water District Canal, Wilbur Ditch, Liberty Farms
Township
Below
Range
Below
Section
Below
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
The project site is located immediately east of Interstate 5 and south of Utica Ave., on Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 046-010-012 thru -021, 046-080-001, -004 thru -007, -010, -011, 048-030-016, -017, -026 thru -028, 048-040-007 thru -015, -020 thru -027, -049, -050, -052 thru -059, -061, 048-190-005, -010, -013, -014, -018, -019, -020, -024, 048-200-022 thru -026, -028, -031, -033, -035, -043, -045, -047, -048, -051, -053, 048-260-005, -006, -013, 048-270-001, -002, -010, -011, -012, -021, 048-280-026, -027, -028 & 048-300-006, -021, -024, -031, 048-370-015, -017, & -018.
Other Information
Township 23 S, Range 20E, Sections 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 20, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36;
Township 23S, Range 21E, Sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33;
Township 24S, Range 20E, Sections 02, 03, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 22, 27, 34, and 35.
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 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 Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Power:Solar (Solar )(Megawatts 2800)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, 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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