Base Exclusions (Solar)

The base exclusions consist of two main categories of exclusion – the protected area layer and the techno-economic exclusion layer. The base exclusions form the fundamental exclusion set that the additional criteria of the Core and SB 100 Terrestrial Climate Resilience Study screens are added to. The merged footprints of these primary two layers are modified by the Bureau of Land Management Land Use Plan Amendment (LUPA) development focus areas (DFAs) and variance process lands, and the general public lands in the DRECP. These areas allow for renewable energy applications and are therefore exempt (erased) from the base exclusions layer, even if the protected area layer or techno-economic exclusion layer identified the area as an exclusion. The DFAs are partitioned by technology type so that only the DFAs that allow solar energy are applied in this modification.   The area of California remaining after removing the base exclusions is called the resource potential basemap. It forms the starting point (or base) used in renewable resource estimation and defines where environmental and land-use datasets can be applied in exploring implications. More information about this layer and its use in electric system planning is available in the Land Use Screens Staff Report in the CEC Energy Planning Library. Change Log: Version 1.1 (January 22, 2024 10:49 AM) Layer revised with latest protected area layer, which allows for gaps to remain when combining all components. 

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notes <div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>The base exclusions consist of two main </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>categories </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>of exclusion – the </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><a href='https://caenergy.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=a60743cfb11d4b418bc92645aea57bd1' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>protected area layer</a> and the </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><a href='https://caenergy.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=fdeb9081fb4c4edaa743c2f62be82626' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>techno-economic exclusion layer</a>. Th</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>e base exclusions form</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> the fundamental exclusion set that the additional criteria of the </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Core and SB 100 Terrestrial Climate Resilience Study screens </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>are added to</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>.</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>The merged footprints of these </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>primary </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>two layers are modified by the Bureau of L</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>and Management </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Land Use Plan Amendment (LUPA) development focus areas </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>(DFAs) </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>and variance process lands, and the general public lands</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> in the DRECP</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>. These areas allow for renewable energy applications</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> and are </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>therefore exempt</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> (erased)</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>from the base exclusions layer</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>, even if </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>the protected area layer or techno-economic exclusion layer identified the area as an exclusion</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>. The DFAs </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>are partitioned by technology type so that only the DFAs </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>that allow solar energy </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>are applied in this </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>modification</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>. </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><br /></span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>The area of California remaining after removing the base exclusions is called the resource potential </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; background-repeat:repeat-x; background-position:left bottom; background-image:url(&quot;data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBQAEAJECAP////8AAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAFAAQAAAIIlGAXCCHrTCgAOw==&quot;); border-bottom:1px solid transparent;'>basema</span></span><span style='background-color:transparent; color:windowtext; margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures:none !important;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; background-repeat:repeat-x; background-position:left bottom; background-image:url(&quot;data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBQAEAJECAP////8AAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAFAAQAAAIIlGAXCCHrTCgAOw==&quot;); border-bottom:1px solid transparent;'>p</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>. </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>It</span></span><span style='background-color:transparent; color:windowtext; margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures:none !important;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>form</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>s</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> the starting point (or base) used in renewable resource estimation an</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>d </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>define</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>s</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>where </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>environmental and land-use datasets </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>can be </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>applied </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>in exploring implications</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>.</span></span><span style='background-color:transparent; color:windowtext; margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><br /></span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures:none !important;'>More information about this layer and its use in electric system planning is available in the <a href='https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/california-energy-planning-library/land-use-screens' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Land Use Screens Staff Report in the CEC Energy Planning Library</a>.</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><br /></span></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; color:windowtext; font-size:16px; background-color:transparent; padding:0px; font-kerning:none;'><span style='font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; margin:0px; padding:0px;'><font size='4' style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color:rgb(76, 76, 76);'><b>Change Log:</b> </font></span></p><div style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:rgb(76, 76, 76);'><font size='3' style='font-family:inherit;'><b>Version 1.1 (January 22, 2024 10:49 AM) </b></font></div><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;'></span></p><div style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:15px; color:rgb(76, 76, 76);'><ul><li>Layer revised with latest protected area layer, which allows for gaps to remain when combining all components. </li></ul></div></div></div><div><p><span></span></p></div></div>
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title Base Exclusions (Solar)