Selected Projects
SCE West of Devers Upgrade Project
Aspen prepared an Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) on behalf of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the SCE West of Devers (WOD) Upgrade Project.
Gaskell West Solar Project
Aspen supported the Gaskell West Solar Project by providing compliance inspection services for biological, cultural, and paleontological resources.
San Luis Transmission Project
In September 2010, Aspen was awarded a contract to provide on-call National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other Environmental Services for Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), Sierra Nevada Region (SNR).
Strauss Wind Energy Project
Strauss Wind, LLC, an affiliate of BayWa r.e. Wind, LLC, proposes to construct and operate a 102 megawatt (MW) wind energy project, the Strauss Wind Energy Project (SWEP), south of the City of Lompoc. The Project site is the location of the previously proposed Lompoc Wind Energy Project (LWEP, 06CUP-00000-00009), which was approved by the County in 2009, but never constructed.
Diablo Canyon Power Plant Decommissioning Project
Under contract with the County of San Luis Obispo, Planning and Building Department (County), Aspen is assisting the County with application review, environmental review, and support with multi-agency coordination for the decommissioning of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), a nuclear energy power plant off the coast of San Luis Obispo County.
Mesa Wind Repower Project
Aspen conducted the permitting for the 30-MW wind repower project on BLM land in the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Resource Area of Riverside County, including USFWS Biological Opinion, CDFW Incidental Take Permit (ITP) and Streambed Alteration Agreement, RWQCB Waste Discharge Requirements, and Army Corps determination of no jurisdiction.
Integrated Resource Plan
Aspen is part of a two-firm team developing the first ever Integrated Resource Plan for the public utility district in Truckee, California. Aspen is providing overall leadership, support to resource contract negotiations, and developing the forecast of district electricity consumption.
Electrical Program Investment Charge (EPIC)
Aspen provided technical support to the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Energy Research and Development Division’s (ERDD) Electrical Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Program.
Hollister Oil & Gas RMP Amendment
On behalf of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hollister Field Office (HFO), Aspen prepared a resource management plan (RMP) Amendment and associated EIS to guide management of oil and gas resources on BLM-administered mineral estate within the HFO.
Power Plant Siting Contract
Aspen is the prime contractor for this contract and is responsible for the daily management of this multi-year, multi-task, statewide contract, managing multiple Work Authorizations and 50 subcontractors.
SCE Downs Substation Expansion Project
Under Contract to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Aspen prepared an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for Southern California Edison’s (SCE) proposed Downs Substation Expansion Project.
Sunrise Powerlink Transmission Project
Aspen managed the preparation of an EIR/EIS for the highly controversial 150-mile high-voltage Sunrise Powerlink Transmission Project, under the direction of the BLM (El Centro Field Office) and CPUC.
Oil and Gas Well Stimulation Treatments in California
Under contract to the California Department of Conservation (DOC), Aspen prepared a Program EIR assessing oil and gas well stimulation treatments throughout California, as required by SB 4 as amended, which required the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) to evaluate the impacts of well stimulation treatments that may occur from either existing or future oil and gas wells, including hydraulic fracturing and acid well stimulation.
California Valley Solar Ranch
Aspen prepared an EIR on behalf of San Luis Obispo County for the CVSR proposed by SunPower Corporation. SunPower proposed to construct and operate a controversial 250 MW solar photovoltaic power plant on approximately 4,000 acres of rangeland in the Carrizo Plain, an unincorporated portion of eastern San Luis Obispo County.
CADEMO Offshore Wind Energy Project
The California State Lands Commission (CSLC) has selected Aspen to prepare the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for California’s first offshore wind turbines. The CADEMO Project will include four floating wind turbines using two different forms of foundations.