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. |