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California Energy Commission
HELIX is providing biological support as part of a team under contract to
the California Energy Commission (CEC) to provide impact analyses for
proposed solar energy projects. HELIX has conducted field assessments
evaluating the potential for listed and sensitive plant and animal species
to occur on each site. HELIX also analyzed the biological impacts of
alternatives considered in the Alternatives Assessment sections of the
Staff Assessment/ Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SA/DEIS) for
the following proposed solar power projects:
Ridgecrest Solar Power Project, Kern County (3,920-acre proposed
project site study area and 2,240-acre alternative site study area).
Conducted habitat assessments for desert tortoise and burrowing owl.
Blythe Solar Power Project, Riverside County (7,030-acre
proposed project site study area and 6,207-acre alternative site
study area). Conducted habitat assessments for desert tortoise and
burrowing owl.
Genesis Solar Energy Project, Riverside County (4,640-acre proposed project site study area
and 2,137 acre alternative site study area, and three reconfigurations of the proposed project
site). Conducted habitat assessments for burrowing owl, desert tortoise, and Mohave fringe-toed
lizard.
Palen Solar Power Project, Riverside County (3,871-acre proposed project site study area and
5,968-acre alternative site study area). Conducted habitat assessments for burrowing owl, desert
tortoise, and Mohave fringe-toed lizard.

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Stirling Energy Systems Solar One Power Project, San Bernardino County (8,230-acre
proposed project site study area and 4,873-acre alternative study area). Conducted habitat
assessments for burrowing owl, desert tortoise, and Mohave fringe-toed lizard.

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