Stakeholder Steering Committee
(Working Representatives)

• Stakeholder Steering Committee
• Schedule of Upcoming Events

Plenary Stakeholder Group
(Public & All Interested Parties)

• Plenary Stakeholder Group
• Schedule of Upcoming Events
• Information for the Environmental Community

Related Documents

• 2010 Phase 1 CTPG 2020 Study Report
• Notice of January 22, 2010, Meeting of the Renewable Energy Policy Group on permitting issues affecting the timely permitting of large-scale solar thermal power plants and their qualifying for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding.
• CPUC Prehearing Conference and Workshop on the Commission's own motion to actively promote the development of transmission infrastructure to provide access to renewable energy resources for California
• Other States' Renewable Energy and Transmission Reports

Related links

• California Transmission Planning Group (CTPG)
• California ISO Transmission Plan
• Nevada Renewable Energy Transmission Access Advisory Committee (RETAAC) Phase II Final Report
• Fort Irwin, California Enhanced Use Leasing (EUL) Web Site
• National Renewable Energy Laboratories - Concentrating Solar Power Research
• Nevada Renewable Energy Transmission Access Advisory Committee
• Report on Preliminary Renewable Transmission Plans by the California ISO
• Western Governors' Association Western Renewable Energy Zone Designation Effort
• West-wide Energy Corridor Programmatic EIS Information Center
• Wind Energy Development Programmatic EIS Information Center

Environmental Working Subgroup
California Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative

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Environmental Working group Interim Draft Phase 1B Report

Interim Draft Phase 1B Report,
Posted: August 15, 2008. (PDF file, 15 pages, 143 kilobytes)

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Meetings (Listed with newest date at top. Links to section below.)

• June 01 & 10, 2010 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.

2009 Meetings

• July 16, 2009 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.
• July 2, 2009 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.

2008 Meetings

• December 11, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.
• July 31, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.
• July 24, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.
• July 10, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.
• July 3, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting
• June 26, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.
• June 18, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.
• June 12, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.
• June 5, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.
• May 15, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.
• May 8, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.
• May 1, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.
• April 23, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.
• April 16, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting.

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June 1 & 10, 2010- Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

• Documents for Meeting

  June 1 & June 10, 2010 - EWG Review of CTPG Line Segments

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July 16, 2009- Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

• Documents for Meeting

  Presentations - (PDF Files)

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July 2, 2009- Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

• Documents for Meeting

  Presentations and Maps - (PDF Files)

• WebEx Recording of Meeting - (streaming video and audio)

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December 11, 2008- Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

Documents and Presentations

• CREZ Refinement Work List for BLM 1% Development Cap and Land Fragmentation. (PDF file, 1 pg, 72 kb)

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July 31, 2008- Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

Documents and Presentations

• Meeting Agenda. (PDF file, 1 pg, 56 kb)
• Explanation of Ag Land Comparison. (PDF file, 1 pg, 16 kb)
• Map of Ag Land Comparison. (PDF file, 1 pg, 220kb)
• Proposed Schedules for Phase 1B Report Release. (PDF file, 2 pg, 52kb)

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July 24, 2008- Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

• Documents and Presentations

Ag Land Example. (PowerPoint file, 1 pg, 140 kb)

EWG Database. (MS Excel file, 92 kb)

USFS Land Use Zones (Draft). (jpg image file, 1 pg, 1.6 megabytes)

Solar PV Projects. (PDF file, 1 pg, 2.5 megabytes)

Draft Maps


Satewide Black and Yellow Combined, Rev 5. (PDF file, 1 pg, 8.2 megabytes)

Lower California, Black and Yellow Combined, Rev 5. (PDF file, 1 pg, 4.3 megabytes)

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July 10, 2008- Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

• Documents and Presentations

Documents and Presentations. (PDF and Excel files)

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July 3, 2008- Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

• Documents and Presentations

Documents and Presentations. (PDF and Excel files)

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June 26, 2008- Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

• Documents and Presentations

Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative, Black & Veatch presentation. (PDF file, 38 pgs, 880 kb)

California Solar Potential. (1 pg, 48 kb)

Ideal Siting Critera. (1 pg, 16 kb)

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June 18, 2008 - Materials for the Stakeholder Steering Committee Meeting

• Please see the Stakeholder Steering Committee Meeting Page

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June 12, 2008- Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

• Documents and Presentations

Early Consensus Transmission Upgrade Proposal by Generator Group. Posted: June 12, 2008. (PDF file, 2 pgs, 84 kb)

Attributes of ideal renewable energy and transmission project sites. Posted: June 12, 2008. (PDF file, 1 pg, 12 kb)

Potential Sites. Posted: June 12, 2008. (PDF file, 1 pg, 12 kb)

Rating Ideas. Posted: June 12, 2008. (PDF file, 2 pgs, 16 kb)

DRAFT Recommendations of RETI EWG. Posted: June 12, 2008. (PDF file, 2 pgs, 16 kb)

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June 5, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

• Meeting Notes
• Documents and Presentations

California Energy Commission Water Use Policy. Posted: June 6, 2008. (PDF file, 1 pg, 35 kb)

CREZ Rating Ideas. Posted: June 6, 2008. (PDF file, 2 pgs, 28 kb)

Early Census Transmission Upgrade Proposal by Generator Group. Posted: June 6, 2008. (PDF file, 2 pgs, 93 kb)

Draft Recommendations of RETI EWG Regarding Environmental Screen for Phase 1B. Posted: June 6, 2008. (PDF file, 2 pgs, 25 kb)

Governor Schwarzenegger Proclaims Drought and Order Immiediate Action to Address Situation. Posted: June 6, 2008. (PDF file, 6 pgs, 38 kb)

Attributes of Ideal Reneable Energy and Transmission Project Sites. Posted: June 6, 2008. (PDF file, 1 pg, 21 kb)

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May 15, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

• Documents and Presentations

DRAFT Recommendations of RETI EWG for consideration of the Stakeholder Steering Committee. Posted: May 16, 2008. (PDF file, 2 pgs, 28 kb)

Map of The Wildlands Conservancy's Catellus Acquisition. Posted: May 15, 2008. (PDF file, 1 pg, 3 mb)

Map of Black Rock Desert High Rock Canyon Lands and Realty - Utility Coridors. Posted: May 15, 2008. (PDF file, 1 pg, 380 kb)

S. 493, The California Wild Heritage Act of 2007. Posted: May 15, 2008. (PDF file, 77 pgs, 180 kb)

Map of CA Public Lands and Wilderness included in Sen. Boxer's Statewide Bill. Posted: May 14, 2008. (PDF file, 1 pg, 7.6 mb)

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May 8, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

• Documents and Presentations

Email from Karen Smith Regarding Wind and Solar potential Maps for CDD. Posted: May 2, 2008. (PDF file, 2 pgs, 55.9 kb)

Wind and Solar Acreage Estimates. Posted: May 2, 2008. (PDF file, 2 pgs, 25.5 mb)

Solar Potential With Exclusions. Posted: May 2, 2008. (PDF file, 1 pgs, 1.74 mb)

Solar Potential All Land. Posted: May 2, 2008. (PDF file, 1 pgs, 3.15 mb)

Wind Potential with Exclusions. Posted: May 2, 2008. (PDF file, 1 pgs, 1.35 mb)

Wind Potential All Land. Posted: May 2, 2008. (PDF file, 1 pgs, 1.77 mb)

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May 1, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

• Documents and Presentations

  Proposed Additions to List of Excluded Areas. Posted: May 1, 2008. (PDF file, 2 pgs, 30 kb)

  Riverside County Proposed Wilderness Map. Posted: March 10, 2008. (PDF file, 1 pg, 300 kb)

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April 23, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

• Documents and Presentations

  Email from Nancy Rader to Rich Ferguson Regarding the Proposed Black-out Table. Posted: May 2, 2008. (PDF file, 2 pgs, 21 kb)

  Proposed Black-out Table. Posted: May 2, 2008. (PDF file, 2 pgs, 79 kb)

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April 16, 2008 - Environmental Working Subgroup Meeting

• Documents and Presentations

  RETI EWG Meeting Materials: Email from Rich Ferguson, List of Current Designations Excluding Renewable Energy and/or Transmission Development And A Suggested List of Additional Criteria for Exclusionary Designations. Posted: May 2, 2008. (PDF file, 4 pgs, 90 kb)