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California Code, Public Resources Code - PRC § 25794.2

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The commission shall establish a process to expedite review of an application submitted pursuant to this article. The process shall include guidance to the department on determining optimal locations for facilities based on the potential to improve reliability, reduce the occurrence of public safety power shutoffs, decrease the use of high-emission backup power, minimize air pollution, and avoid impacts on disadvantaged communities, as identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) An application submitted pursuant to this article shall be in the form prescribed by the commission and shall contain all of the information required by Section 25520 and be further supported by other information as the commission may require to enable review of the site and related facilities, and issuance of a certification, including, at a minimum, all of the following:

(1) A description of the facility, including a showing that it is capable of delivering energy during net peak hours in response to a dispatch by the Independent System Operator during extreme events, and has access to the infrastructure and resources needed to operate.

(2) A description of the site, including surveys to demonstrate the baseline conditions of the site and the site's zoning designation and the allowable uses within the zoning designation.

(3) A list of all properties and property owners within 1,000 feet of the site.

(4) A description of the potential impacts of the project on the environment and on public health and safety, including on the surrounding community, and project design measures proposed to mitigate those potential impacts. The description shall include the applicable local air district's attainment status under the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.).

(5) A description of all local, state, regional, and federal laws, ordinances, regulations, and standards that would otherwise apply to the facility in the absence of the commission's exclusive jurisdiction pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25794.1, and an analysis of the project's compliance with those local, state, regional, and federal laws, ordinances, regulations, and standards.

(c) An application submitted pursuant to this section shall be reviewed by commission staff. The executive director shall prepare a recommendation for the commission's consideration on whether to issue a certificate for a site and facility pursuant to this article.

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