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Welcome to the California Public Utilities Commission’s
(CPUC) web site for the Tri-Valley 2002 Capacity Increase Project. Pacific
Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) submitted Application Number 99-11-025
on November 22, 1999. The application requested authority to construct
and operate two new substations, 13.4 miles of 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission
lines, and related upgrades to existing facilities in the Cities of Dublin,
Livermore, Pleasanton, and San Ramon, and in portions of unincorporated
Alameda and Contra Costa Counties adjacent to these cities.
The CPUC released a Draft Environmental Impact Report in
December of 2000. The Final Environmental Impact Report was released on
April 18, 2001. Copies of these documents may be viewed here.
The Tri-Valley Project was approved by CPUC Decision D.01-10-029
on October 10, 2001, and construction began in September 2002. Information
on construction is presented here,
listing the most recent reports first. Additional information on the project
is available at the other links below:
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The CPUC, through its Environmental
Review Team, has completed an environmental
review of the project.
Ken Lewis, CPUC Project Manager
c/o Aspen Environmental Group
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 935
San Francisco, CA 94104
Project e-mail: tri-valley@aspeneg.com
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Important Dates and Events
PG&E Tri-Valley 2002 Capacity Increase Project
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| November 22, 1999 |
PG&E filed A.99-11-025 |
| April 14, 2000 |
Application deemed complete for CEQA purposes
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| May 8 and 9, 2000 |
Scoping Meetings |
| December 26, 2000 |
Release of Draft EIR |
| January and February 2001 |
Informational meetings and public hearings
on the EIR |
| April 2001 |
Release of Final EIR |
| October 2001 |
CPUC Project Approval |
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