Project Vitals

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Proposed Location: Two miles north of U.S. Interstate-10 (I-10) and eight miles west of the City of Blythe in an unicorporated area of Riverside County, California.

Electricity Production Capacity: 1,000 megawatts.

Company: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC.

Acreage: 7,025 acres of BLM land will be disturbed by project construction and operation.

Status: On March 18, 2013 NextEra Blythe Solar Energy Center, LLC, (the current Project applicant) submitted a supplement to the Plan of Development (POD) to reflect the proposed conversion of the project from thermal solar to PV. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available. Interested parties may also find further information on the California Energy Commission's website at http://www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/blythe_solar/

Public Comment: The project as proposed has been approved, and there is no comment period at this time.  If the project undergoes any further environmental review, additional opportunities to comment will be made available.

Electrical Transmission Connection: A 230kV gen-tie line will connect the solar energy generating facility to the Southern California Edison Colorado River Substation, located 5 miles to the southwest.

Public Comments

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The Record of Decision for the project was published in the Federal Register.  At this time, there are no longer any opportunities to comment on the project. 

For more information, contact the Bureau of Land Management Palm Springs Field Office at (760) 833-7100 or email CAPSSolarBlythe@blm.gov

Plan of Development Supplement
Authorization Documents
Temporary Suspension of Activities, 8/23/11
Notice to Proceed
Right-of-Way Grant
Record of Decision
	Response to Comments
	Biological Opinion
	Programmatic Agreement
	Compliance Monitoring Program
	Maps
	Settlement Letter

Final EIS

Cover and Chapters 1-2 Cover sheet, Dear Reader Letter; Abstract; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Introduction and Purpose and Need; Proposed Action and Alternatives; 1.91Mb

Chapter 3 Affected Environment; 1.82Mb

Chapter 4 Environmental Consequences; 2.22Mb

Chapter 5-Index  Consultation, Coordination and Public Involvement; Acronyms; Abbreviations; Glossary of Terms; References; Index; 1Mb

Appendix A Figures/Maps; 13.6Mb

Appendix B-C Federal Laws, Regulations and Executive Orders; Results of Scoping; 0.3Mb

Appendix D Cultural Resources; 0.9Mb

Appendix E Paleontological Resources; 1.49Mb

Appendix F Visual Resources; 3.51Mb

Appendix G-H  Conditions of Certification; Detailed Biological Cumulative Impact Analysis; 1.35Mb

Appendix I Comment Letters; 5.64Mb

Draft EIR/EA

CEC - BLM Staff Assessment / Draft EIS

Related Links

BLM CDD Renewable Energy

Understanding the NEPA Process