Pacific Gas and Electric Company Receives Extension to File Vegetation and Non-Native Invasive Plant Management Plan and Historic Properties Management Plan

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company has received an extension to file the Vegetation and Non-Native Invasive Plant Management Plan and Historic Properties Management Plan for the Rollins Transmission Line Project, located on federal lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service. The company had initially requested an extension due to ongoing coordination with various agencies, including the California State Historic Preservation Office and the U.S. Forest Service. The extension was granted, allowing the company additional time to file the required plans by December 31, 2025.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company's request for an extension to file the Vegetation and Non-Native Invasive Plant Management Plan and Historic Properties Management Plan was granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
  • The company had requested an extension due to ongoing coordination with various agencies, including the California State Historic Preservation Office and the U.S. Forest Service.
  • The extension was granted, allowing the company additional time to file the required plans by December 31, 2025.
  • The Rollins Transmission Line Project consists of a 0.72-mile-long, 60-kV transmission line extending from Nevada Irrigation District's Rollins powerhouse to Pacific Gas & Electric Company's non-project Drum-Grass Valley-Weimer transmission line, and a 6.25-mile-long 60-kV Deer Creek-Drum transmission line extending from Nevada Irrigation District's Deer Creek Powerhouse to Pacific Gas & Electric Company's Drum Powerhouse switchyard.
  • The project includes 5.1 acres of federal lands divided between management by the BLM and Forest Service.
  • The company's filing included documentation of the agencies' concurrence with its extension of time requests.
  • The Director orders that Pacific Gas and Electric Company's requests to extend the filing date for the Vegetation and Non-Native Invasive Plant Management Plan and HPMP is reasonable and should be approved.

Statistics:

  • 0.72-mile-long, 60-kV transmission line extending from Nevada Irrigation District's Rollins powerhouse to Pacific Gas & Electric Company's non-project Drum-Grass Valley-Weimer transmission line.
  • 6.25-mile-long 60-kV Deer Creek-Drum transmission line extending from Nevada Irrigation District's Deer Creek Powerhouse to Pacific Gas & Electric Company's Drum Powerhouse switchyard.
  • 5.1 acres of federal lands divided between management by the BLM and Forest Service.
  • December 31, 2024 (initial due date for the Vegetation and Non-Native Invasive Plant Management Plan and Historic Properties Management Plan).
  • December 31, 2025 (new due date for the Vegetation and Non-Native Invasive Plant Management Plan and Historic Properties Management Plan).

Sources:

  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Pacific Gas and Electric Company Project No. 2784-006 ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE THE VEGETATION AND NON-NATIVE INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT PLAN AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT PLAN (Issued May 27, 2025)
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 177 FERC P 61,111 (2021)
  • Pacific Gas and Elec. Co., 140 FERC P 62,144 (2012)