Project Vitals

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Proposed Location: Riverside County, about 13 miles northwest of the city of Blythe
Project Map

Electricity Production Capacity: up to 750 megawatts

Company: McCoy Solar, LLC (subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC)

Acreage: about 7,700 acres of BLM land, 470 acres of private land

Status: Record of Decision signed on March 13, 2013

Electrictrical Transmission Connection: A 16 mile generation-tie line is proposed to connect the project to Southern California Edison's Colorado River Substation

Company's Expected Benefit:

• The McCoy project is anticipated to generate enough electricity to power 225,000 homes
• The project would employ an estimated 600 workers during peak construction and 13-20 workers during operations.

Public Comment

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The Record of Decision for the project was published in the Federal Register on 3/13/2013.  At this time, there are no longer any opportunities to comment on the project. 

For more information, contact the Bureau of Land Management Project Manager, Jeff Childers (951) 697-5308.

Authorization Documents
Record of Decision, 3/13/13
							Appendix 1 – Location Maps
							Appendix 2 – Biological Opinion
							Appendix 3 – Memorandum of Agreement
							Appendix 4 – Adopted Mitigation Measures
							Appendix 5 – Environmental Construction and Compliance Monitoring Program
							Appendix 6 – Protest Resolution Agreement
							Appendix 7 – Clarifications
Final Environmental Impact Statement
FEIS Chapter 1 - 8 5.5Mb
Appendix A Figures; 12.7Mb
Appendix B Scoping Report; 36.2Mb
Appendix C Biological Resources; 32.6Mb
Appendix D thru Appendix F 2.4Mb
Appendix G Water Resources; 6.5Mb
Appendix H thru Appendix I 1.42Mb
Appendix J Comment Letters; 40.3Mb
Appendix K thru Appendix M 2.0Mb
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Cover Title, Abstract, and Table of Contents; 1.91Mb
Chapter 1 - 2 Executive Summary and Chapter 1 - 2; 0.6Mb
Chapter 3 Affected Environment; 1.64Mb
Chapter 4 Environmental Consequences; 2.11Mb
Chapter 5 - 8 0.5Mb
Appendix A Figures; 18.4Mb
Appendix B Scoping Report; 35.3Mb
Appendix C Biological Resources; 18.7Mb
Appendix D thru Appendix F 4.16Mb
Appendix G Water Resources; 6.29Mb
Appendix H thru Appendix I 4.42Mb
Public Comments Received
Historic Preservation - Section 106
ACHP Response (3-2-12)
ACHP Invitation (2-16-12)
Determinations and Findings (1-31-12)
A Citizen's Guide to Section 106
Reasonable and Good Faith Efforts
Related Links
Notice of Intent
Plan of Development
BLM CDD Renewable Energy
Understanding the NEPA Process