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| Transmission OASIS Functions OATT Revisions Interconnection Infrastructure projects | Hualapai Valley Solar Project |
Hualapai Valley Solar, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mohave Sun Power, LLC, proposes to construct, operate and maintain a 340-megawatt, solar-powered generating facility in Mohave County, near Kingman, Ariz. The proposed project would use concentrating solar-power-trough technology to capture the sun's heat to make steam, which would power a traditional steam turbine generator. Proposed infrastructure would consist of a solar field, power block, thermal energy storage system, substation site, transmission line, temporary laydown areas and other ancillary facilities. Western will prepare an environmental impact statement to address Hualapai Valley Solar's request to interconnect the proposed project to Western's transmission system and any necessary modifications to Western facilitites to accommodate the interconnection. The EIS will also review the potential environmental impacts of constructing, operating and maintaining the proposed project. The proposed project would interconnect with Western's transmission system at one of two alternative locations, either the 500-kV Mead-Phoenix Transmission Line or the 345-kV Liberty-Mead Transmission Line. Open-house public scoping meeting scheduledWestern will host an open-house public scoping meeting Thursday, Oct. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Kingman High School, 4182 Bank St., Kingman, Ariz. 86409 to share information and answer questions about the proposed project. Following a brief presentation, you will have an opportunity to visit with project staff to ask questions and provide written comments. Your comments will help us define the issues to be addressed in the environmental impact statement. You are invited to suggest specific issues and concerns that should be evaluated in the EIS. Western should receive your comments by Oct. 23. You may comment online or send written comments by fax, e-mail or U.S. Postal mail to Ms. Mary Barger Scoping materialsComment form - mail-in (18 kb pdf) Project updatesNotice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (46 kb pdf) Contact informationMs. Mary Barger |
