POWERBUTTE WORKSHOP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AUGUST 25, 2015 SOLAR OVERLAY ZONE

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1 POWERBUTTE WORKSHOP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AUGUST 25, 2015 SOLAR OVERLAY ZONE

2 PwerButte: Slar Overlay hamim Mhamed A Place Fr Clean Energy

3 Presentatin Overview Intrductin Cntext Slar Overlay Gals and Prcess Visin and Guiding Principles

4 Intrductin

5 100 MW near Ontari, Canada Intrductin

6 PGE 27 MW near city f Lemre, CA Intrductin

7 88 MW suth f Sacrament, CA Intrductin

8 5 MW atp San Francisc water reservir Intrductin

9 Califrnia Renewable Prtfli Standard Achieve 33% f State energy frm renewables by 2020 Visin/Gal frm Gvernr Brwn: 12,000 megawatts (MW) by MW = pwer t hmes 1 MW requires 4 8 acres (r abut 3 6 ftball fields) 12,000 MW x 6 acres = 72,000 acres r 48,000 new ftball fields Statewide 1 Acre

10 Emerging Trends Evlving electrical grid Distributed pwer generatin Pwer flwing bth ways Vehicles and residential batteries stre pwer Increased lcal generatin, cntrl ver, and respnsibility fr pwer generatin and cnsumptin

11 Lessns Learned Other Cunties Key public cncerns: aesthetics/glare, envirnmental impacts, agricultural impacts, land use cmpatibility, prperty values, bslescence/dispsal Strategies: site design standards and mitigatins, develpment regulatins, educatin/utreach Cmmunity gals: ecnmy/jbs, setting a gd example, energy independence, regulatins that mitigate impacts, streamlined permitting benefits

12 Lessns Learned Other Cunties A Few Facts: Kern Cunty: Permitted 9,182 MW f renewable energy cuntywide (City, Water District, schls) with rftp, distributed generatin (DG) and utility scale wind and slar Of the 9,182 MW 4,950 MW is slar f all types Right nw, Kern has anther 3 slar prjects ging t the Planning Cmmissin (ttal 700 MW)

13 Renewable Energy in Butte Cunty Jan May 2015: 1,725 slar permits (ver $65M value) 832 permits issued fr rftp slar last year Butte Cllege: Aspires t be first grid neutral cllege in the US

14 Gals f the Slar Overlay Maximize benefits t Butte Cunty residents Identify ptimal lcatins fr renewable energy generatin Minimize ptential impacts and cnflicts Prtect natural resurces and prime farmland Prvide clarity and efficiency Streamline permitting and apprval Cntribute t statewide gals Implement the General Plan and CAP, which mandate PwerButte

15 Benefits f the Slar Overlay Hw will the verlay benefit Butte Cunty residents? Prmtes renewable energy alternatives and reduces dependence n fssil fuels Diversifies lcal electrical grid Eliminates red tape and cuts csts fr slar energy Plans ahead t avid impacts frm new energy infrastructure Supprts lcal green jbs Lwers electricity csts with increased supply (statewide) Others?

16 Slar Overlay Plicy Backgrund PwerButte Cmpnents: Slar Overlay Zne Cmmunity Chice Energy (CCE) Prperty Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Prgram Rftp Slar CAP mnitring and implementatin

17 Slar Overlay Prcess Task 1: Gather Data Task 2: Create a Visin Task 3: Analyze Data Task 4: Explre Cncepts Task 5: Draft the Overlay Task 6: Cnduct Envirnmental Review Task 7: Revise and Adpt Overlay

18 Gathering Data Exclude areas that are nt apprpriate fr utility scale slar Identify areas that are advantageus Evaluate pprtunities and cnstraints thrugh GIS analysis Filter analysis results based n cmmunity input t reflect cmmunity pririties

19 Public Invlvement Cmmunity Wrkshps Stakehlder Grup Online input: buttecunty.granicusideas.cm Planning Cmmissin Bard f Supervisrs

20 Creating the Visin Cmmunity Wrkshp #1 Orville: June 10, 2015 Chic: June 11, 2015 Abut 50 participants PwerButte nline survey buttecunty.granicusideas.cm Over 60 respnses t date Planning Cmmissin Meeting: July 30, 2015

21 Wrkshp Questins and Online Survey 1. What benefits f slar energy are mst imprtant t yu? 2. What ptential negative impacts f slar energy are f greatest cncern? a. What impacts shuld be studied befre granting a permit? b. Hw can impacts be minimized? 3. Where are the mst apprpriate places in Butte Cunty fr new slar energy installatins? What places shuld be avided? 4. Hw can slar installatins preserve cmpatibility with agricultural peratins?

22 Public Feedback Benefits: Lwer utility bills Clean/renewable energy Cncerns: Aesthetic impacts Impacts t agricultural and bilgical resurces Reduced prperty values nearby Mitigatin Appraches: Design t minimize visibility Fcus n areas already impacted Apprpriate regulatins, standards, and permit prcesses

23 Public Feedback Places t Target fr Overlay: Areas nt suitable fr agriculture r develpment Existing structures (e.g. rftps and parking lts) Disturbed/impacted land Near energy infrastructure Area between Highways 70 and 99, near PG&E facility Places t Avid: Agricultural, bilgical, and scenic resurce areas Near residences Cmpatibility with Agriculture: Slar shade structures fr cattle Avid sensitive agriculture areas

24 Draft Visin Butte Cunty is a place fr clean, abundant, and renewable energy supprted by technlgical innvatin. Energy generated within the cunty cntributes t ecnmic develpment, envirnmental prtectin, reduced dependence n fssil fuels, and lwer greenhuse gas emissins. Lcally prduced clean energy als supprts an affrdable and reliable pwer netwrk fr lcal residences, businesses and agricultural peratins as well as thrughut the state. Utility scale slar facility develpment cmplements the Cunty s scenic qualities, avids impacts t agricultural resurces, and is sited and designed in harmny with Butte Cunty s cmmunities, residential neighbrhds, and cities.

25 Draft Guiding Principles Open and Transparent Prcess Agriculture Bilgical Resurces Scenic Quality Prperty Owner Crdinatin Lcal Preferences Bradly Shared Benefits Permit Streamlining Utilities Crdinatin Impact Assessment Residential Neighbrhds Technlgical Requirements Stakehlder Cperatin Land Use Planning