California
Hatchet Ridge Wind Project, CA
STATUS: Complete TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Local Indian Tribes; wildlife and bird activists PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: The $200 million Hatchet Ridge Wind Project will be located near Burney and Fall River Mills, California. The developer is Hatchet Ridge Wind, LLC, which … Continue reading
Tule Wind Farm, CA
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Local residents Prospects: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: Iberdrola announced plans for a 200 mega-watt wind farm in McCain Valley near the existing Kumeyaay wind farm. They are currently undergoing environmental and metrological studies and continuous … Continue reading
White Oak Wind Energy Project, CA
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Residents of Lake Hughes, Elizabeth Lake, and Leona Valley; Leona Valley Town Council, Lakes and Valleys Conservancy PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: The White Oak Wind Energy Project is located near Lake Hughes, California. … Continue reading
Campo Reservation Wind Farm, CA
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Local activists; Local residents PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: An Indian tribe, an energy company and San Diego Gas & Electric Co. have all come together with plans to create a 160-megawatt wind farm … Continue reading
PG&E Humboldt County Wave Project
STATUS: Killed TYPE: Wave energy OPPOSITION: California state government; NGOs, including Fishermen Interested in Safe Hydrokinetics, Surfrider Foundation PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: October 16, 2008, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) nixed a power purchase agreement for wave energy by Pacific … Continue reading
Roseburg Biomass Project, CA
STATUS: In progress with opposition; prolonged delay TYPE: Biomass OPPOSITION: The Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center; Weed Concerned Citizens PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: Roseburg Forest Products owns 186,000 acres of north state timberland and has run a mill there for 25 years. … Continue reading
OptiSolar Topaz Solar Farm
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Solar OPPOSITION: Local Residents; Alliance for Responsible Energy Policy; and the Desert Communities Protection Campaign PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: The 550MW Topaz Solar Farm Project would utilize relatively low-cost, thin film PV panels designed and … Continue reading
Los Angeles’s Measure B Solar Project, CA
STATUS: Killed TYPE: Solar OPPOSITION: Local citizens; neighborhood councils; political groups PROSPECTS: Dead BACKGROUND: Measure B was an initiative in Los Angeles that would have involved adding 400 megawatts of solar photovoltaic power on both city-owned and commercial rooftops by … Continue reading
Calico Solar Project, Stirling Energy Systems, CA
STATUS: In progress TYPE: Solar OPPOSITION: Senator Dianne Feinstein PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: On December 2, 2008, Stirling Energy Systems Solar One, LLC (“SES Solar Three LLC and SES Solar Six LLC”) submitted an Application for Certification (“AFC”) to construct and … Continue reading
SunPeak Superstition Solar, Imperial County, CA
STATUS: In progress TYPE: Solar OPPOSITION: Quechan Indian Tribe PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: On July 17, 2007, SunPeak Solar applied to build a 500-megawatt solar project covering about 5,500 acres of desert land in southern California with the Bureau of … Continue reading