JVR Energy Park
90 MW Solar Utility Project
Jacumba Hot Springs, California
San Diego County
Power Purchaser: SDCP
ITEM 15 CORRESPONDENCE
Summary
• BayWa commited to strive for 1,000 ft setbacks at the permit approval hearing. They are not honoring this agreement with transparency and full engineering specs that can be reviewed by a neutral third party to confirm accountability to their commitment • We request SDCPs support in our communities efforts to hold BayWa accountable to their commitments to the community by waiting to amend the PPA until San Diego County Planning and Development Services can confirm with a third party engineer the minimum project footprint that is in line with the Board of Supervisors Orders • If you move forward with the PPA today, this PPA could be used against the counties efforts for a fair review of their commitment to the 1,000 ft setback. • This small disadvantaged community needs advocates, it needs your support today so that BayWa can be held accountable to their commitments to the county.
Minute Order from Board of Supervisors
Approval of Project on August 18, 2021
From San Diego County Zoning Ordinance
Project Setback
from Community
Park and
Residential
Properties.
BayWa Current Proposal
September 20th, 2024
Setback commitment not
proposed
BayWa can use this PPA to
confuse definitions of
required project sizes
This Design: 500 Acres
BayWa Can Build 90 MW on less than 400 Acres
• A 90 MW Project can be built on 400 acres or less
• They are trying to maximize the footprint of this project at the expense of the community
• They misrepresent factual engineering figures to the county in order to hide their intention
• How do we know this? Other projects and we hired our own professional engineering company to prove it.
During Project Litigation
BayWa created this 420 Acre
Alternative shown in May 2022
Proof that even according to
BayWa’s own engineering,
they are able to produce a
more ethical and equitable
project with committed
community buffers.
Is signing this amended PPA today in alignment
with SDCP’s own mission?