Table 1.  Large-scale energy projects in Boulevard and surrounding areas.
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No. Project Name Capacity (MW) Area
(ac)
Features Transmission Lines O&M (ac) Substations (number or acreage) Groundwater use Area/volume graded Inverters/ Transformers
1 Kumeyaay Wind 50 1,476 25 wind turbines @ 2 MW ea; 325 ft. tall 2-3 mile reconductor; 6.5 miles of 65 kV Unknown 2 (Kumeyaay Wind and Crestwood) 8 millions gallons Unknown 25
2 Tule Wind 201 15,000 (federal, state, tribal) 123 wind turbines @ 2-3 MW ea 9.2 miles 5 5 ac 21.2 - 40.75 millions gallons 3.55 million cubic yards 123
3 Jewel Valley Wind 90-150 wind; 10-20 solar 8,000 45-75 wind turbines @ 2 MW ea 3-5 miles; 138 kV to new Boulevard Substation Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
4 Shu'luuk Wind (a) 250 (b) 200 (c) 160 4,739 (1) 85 wind turbines @ 3 MW ea; 515 ft tall; (2) 80 @ 2 MW ea + 40 MW solar 5.2 miles 138 kV line 2 Unknown 21.2 million gallons 300-ac ridgetop 85 for wind;
40 for solar
5 Shu'luuk Wind Gen-tie N/A N/A N/A 5.4 miles; 138 kV to new Boulevard Substation N/A N/A 2.3 million gallons 33.5 ac graded N/A
6 Manzanita Wind 57-100 3,500 25-50 wind turbines 2-3 miles; New line to Boulevard Substation N/A May connect to Shu'luuk Substation N/A Unknown 25-50
7 Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Gen-tie Import up to 1,250 MW 10.5 N/A 0.5 mile on the U.S. side N/A Connects to ECO Substation 780,000 gallons 20,000 cubic yards N/A
8 Soitec Rugged Solar (CPV) 80 785 3,588 CPV tracking modules 4 miles to Boulevard Substation 7,500 sq ft 2 ac 24 million gallons 776,160 cubic yards 61 for CPV modules
9 Soitec Tierra del Sol Solar (CPV) 60 420 1,910 CPV tracking modules 6 miles 4 ac; 7,500 sq. ft. 3 ac; 6,000 sq. ft. 26 million gallons 694,450 cubic yards 46 for CPV modules @ 630-680 kV
10 Soitec LanEest Solar (CPV) 22 233 990 CPV tracking modules 0.75 miles to Boulevard Substation Unknown Unknown 7.15 million gallons Unknown Unknown
11 Soitec LanWest Solar (CPV) 6.5 55 264 CPV tracking modules 0.25 miles Unknown Unknown 19.5 million gallons Unknown 4 for CPV modules @ 630-680 kV
12 Sol Orchard Boulevard PV 5 70 of 108 ac 21,736 PV single-axis tracking; 7-10 ft tall 0.17 miles to new Boulevard Substation Unknown 2,000 sq. ft. 6.4 million gallons during construction; anually 70,186 gallons 205,000 cubic yards 6 @ 10 ft × 20 ft
13 ECO and Boulevard Substation 4 of 500 KV; 3 of 240 kV; 2 of 138 kV 110.35 ac N.A. 13.3 miles Unknown ECO: 85 acres; Boulevard Substation: 3 ac 30 million gallons 1.268 cubic yards 138 KV, 240 kV, 500 kV transformers; total 9
14 Rough Acres Camp and Rock Crushing N.A. 723 ac N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 8.8 million gallons N.A. N.A.