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Applicant sproposedproject (Alt ernat ivea) T14SR10E T14SR11E Project Footprint Existing transmission line Conservation Land 14S12E Silver

construct the Panoche Valley Solar Facility on lands that it secured with options to purchase.

Conservation lands include approximately 2,514 acres of Valley Floor Conservation Lands, 10,772 acres of Valadeao Ranch Conservation Lands,

Conservation lands are being proposed as mitigation to offset potential impacts on federally listed species under the Endangered Species Act

1 Applicant sproposedproject (Alt ernat ivea) T14SR10E T14SR11E Project Footprint Existing transmission line Conservation Land 14S12E Silver Creek Ranch Valadeao Ranch Valley Floor T15SR9E T15SR10E San B enit o C ount y Fresno C ount y The project applicant is proposing to construct the Panoche Valley Solar Facility on lands that it secured with options to purchase. The proposed project would include the 2,506-acre solar facility (project footprint), and 24,176 acres of conservation lands. Conservation lands include approximately 2,514 acres of Valley Floor Conservation Lands, 10,772 acres of Valadeao Ranch Conservation Lands, and 10,890 acres of Silver Creek Ranch Conservation Lands. Conservation lands are being proposed as mitigation to offset potential impacts on federally listed species under the Endangered Species Act from constructing the proposed solar facility. T15SR11E T15SR12E T16SR10E Miles Source: proposed project ERP GIS 2014 September 01, 2015 Panoche_alts_proposedA_V04.pdf This map is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent a legal description. T16SR11E Figure 2-5 T16SR12E 2-19

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(PV ) m odules, an un derg roun d electrical collection system th at con verts g en erated pow er from direct curren t to altern atin g curren t,asubstation th at collects an dcon verts th e altern

2 32 33 T 1 4 S R 1 0 E Alternative A Proposed Site Layout 36 Project Footprin t Pan el block Substation, sw itch in g station, an doperation s an d m ain ten an ce buildin 02 g ^ Perim eter road Perim eter fen ce Microw ave tow er Existin g tran sm ission lin e 01 tran sm ission lin e Th e proposedproject w ouldcon sist ofasolar fieldofg roun d-m oun ted ph otovoltaic (PV ) m odules, an un derg roun d electrical collection system th at con verts g en erated pow er from direct curren t to altern atin g curren t,asubstation th at collects an dcon verts th e altern atin g curren t from 34.5k V to 230k V,an d asw itch in g station.th is station th en delivers th e gen eratedpow er to th e state electrical gridviapg&e s Moss Lan din g-pan och e/coburn -Pan och e k V tran sm ission lin e th at run s th roug h th e project site.pg&e prim ary an d secon dary telecom m un ication s n etw ork upgrades w ouldalso be part ofth e proposedproject. Source:ERPGIS2014 Septem ber 01,2015 Pan och e_alts_proposedlayout_v 04.pdf 17 Th is m ap is for illustrative purposes on ly an ddoes n ot represen t alegal description Miles T 1 5 S R 1 0 E S a n B e n it o C o u n t y 23 Figure 2-6 tran sm ission lin e

32 33 T 1 4 S R 1 0 E 34 35 36 Project Roads and Drainage Crossings transmission line 05 04 03 02 Jurisdictional drainage 3 Jurisdictional

disturbance Perimeter road Vasquez County Road01 Substation, switching station, and operations and maintenance building Jurisdictional drainage

Panoche_alts_proposeddrainagecross_V04.pdf This map is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent a legal description.

3 32 33 T 1 4 S R 1 0 E Project Roads and Drainage Crossings transmission line Jurisdictional drainage 3 Jurisdictional drainage 4 Las Aguilas Creek jurisdictional 08 drainage Jurisdictional Las Aguilas Creek drainage 6 Project Footprint 200 foot crossing disturbance Perimeter road Vasquez County Road01 Substation, switching station, and operations and maintenance building Jurisdictional drainage Ordinary high water mark FEMA zone A high risk area Existing transmission line 12 Source: ERP GIS 2014, FEMA GIS 2014 September 01, 2015 Panoche_alts_proposeddrainagecross_V04.pdf This map is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent a legal description Panoche Creek Miles Panoche Creek jurisdictional drainage T 1 5 S R 1 0 E S a n B e n i t o C o u n t y Figure 2-8 transmission line

32 33 T 1 4 S R 1 0 E 34 35 Alternative A Temporary Project Impacts 36 Project Footprint Construction pond

varies between 10-30 foot buffer and fence construction disturbance Solar array buffer Restricted work area

pdf This map is for illustrative 17 purposes only and does not represent a legal description. 16 15 14 13 0 0.

4 32 33 T 1 4 S R 1 0 E Alternative A Temporary Project Impacts 36 Project Footprint Construction pond Laydown yard Federal crossing work area 01 Collector line installation Road construction disturbance, varies between foot buffer and fence construction disturbance Solar array buffer Restricted work area transmission line Source ERP GIS 2014 September 01, 2015 Panoche_alts_temp_V04.pdf This map is for illustrative 17 purposes only and does not represent a legal description Miles T 1 5 S R 1 0 E S a n B e n i t o C o u n t y Figure Panoche Valley Solar Facility Draft EIS September 2015

5 Substation and Switching Station Figure

6 Figure 2-9 Alternative A Bridge Crossing, Las Aguilas Creek 2-29

7 Figure 2-10 Alternative B Bridge Crossing, Panoche Creek 2-30 Panoche Valley Solar Facility Draft EIS September 2015

Privateor other Military Microwavepath BureauofLand Management USFishand Wildlife Ex istingtransmission line Stateor local BureauofReclamation Substation National Park Service M

in addition to theopgw installation on the ex isting230 k V transmission line structures,pg&e proposes to establishasecondarysystem,whichwould beamicrowavecommunication system

thepathwould continueto an ex istingcalfire microwavetower atcall Mountain,then to an ex istingamerican Tower Corporation microwavetower atpanochemountain.

Thenew microwave towers attheprojectswitchingstation and thehelm Substation would be within thefencelines ofeachsite.

8 San Ben ito County 2. Project Description and Alternatives PG&E Telecommunication Network Upgrades ProjectFootprint SurfaceAdministration S a n t a C l a r a C o u n t y USForestService Microwavetower Privateor other Military Microwavepath BureauofLand Management USFishand Wildlife Ex istingtransmission line Stateor local BureauofReclamation Substation National Park Service M e r c e d C o u n t y To meet PG&E s communications reliability standards,two redundant telecommunication paths arerequired.in addition to theopgw installation on the ex isting230 k V transmission line structures,pg&e proposes to establishasecondarysystem,whichwould beamicrowavecommunication system thatwould achievethesamesystem protection.themicrowavepath would startattheprojectswitchingstation,whereanew100-footmicrowave tower would beconstructed.thepathwould continueto an ex istingcalfire microwavetower atcall Mountain,then to an ex istingamerican Tower Corporation microwavetower atpanochemountain.themicrowavepath would then terminateatanew100-footmicrowavetower to beconstructed M a d e r a C o u n t y atpg&e s ex istinghelm Substation in Fresno County.Thenew microwave towers attheprojectswitchingstation and thehelm Substation would be within thefencelines ofeachsite. Panoche Mountain Microwave Site M o n t e r e y C o u n t y Call Mountain Microwave Site PVS Microwave Tower Site Project Footprint Fresno County S a n Jo a q u in V a l l e y Panoche Substation F r e s n o C o u n t y Helm Substation Source:proposed projecterpgis2014 background imagedelorme September 01,2015 Panoche_alts_telecom_V 04.pdf This map is for illustrativepurposes onlyand does notrepresenta legal description. S a n B e n i t o C o u n t y Figure Miles 5 Project Footprint San Benito County 2-61

T15S R10E Interconnection Facilities Interconnection Facility Inset

loop-in tubular steel pole (TSP) Gen-Tie loop-in ^ Microwave tower

(OPGW) Transmission line right-of-way Panel block Existing

Company Switching Station Source: ERP GIS 2014 September 01, 2015

pdf This map is for illustrative purposes only and does not

9 T15S R10E Interconnection Facilities Interconnection Facility Inset Panoche Valley Solar Substation Project Footprint Gen-tie 230 kv loop-in tubular steel pole (TSP) Gen-Tie loop-in ^ Microwave tower Wire pull site Substation and switching station Optical ground wire (OPGW) Transmission line right-of-way Panel block Existing transmission line transmission line Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Company Switching Station Source: ERP GIS 2014 September 01, 2015 Panoche_alts_interconnect_V04.pdf This map is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent a legal description Miles Feet Figure Panoche Valley Solar Facility Draft EIS September 2015

10 Figure 2-15 Microwave Tower Design 2-66 Panoche Valley Solar Facility Draft EIS September 2015

Appendix 6-F: Electric and Magnetic Field Study Report

Draft Environmental Impact Statement Cricket Valley Energy Project Dover, NY Appendix 6-F: Electric and Magnetic Field Study Report ELECTRIC & MAGNETIC FIELDS (EMFs) STUDY REPORT For the CRICKET VALLEY