Hawaii Utility Integration for WindCX(s) Applied: B3.1Date: 05/13/2010Location(s): Hawaii, HawaiiOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
May 13, 2010
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CX(s) Applied: B3.1
Date: 05/13/2010
Location(s): Hawaii, Hawaii
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
All activities under Task 1 of this project have been covered under a previously approved National Environmental Policy Act determination. For task 2 of this project, temperature sensors and lidar (Light Detection And Ranging) and sodar (Sonic Detection And Ranging) monitoring equipment would be deployed for 9 to 12 months at four sites on the island of Hawaii to measure wind and atmospheric conditions. The equipment would be mobile and free standing or mounted on trailers. No surface-disturbing activities would be required for installation of the equipment and no permits are needed. Primary project sites are on private property or adjacent to a school, electrical substation, communication tower, or other facility. One alternative site is within Hawaii Volcanos National Park at a location where weather monitoring equipment was installed in the past. Temporary installation of the sodar/lidar equipment at that site would require permission from the National Park Service and would not adversely affect this special-designation area. There would be no or negligible impacts to other environmentally sensitive resources, including protected species, cultural resources, and wetlands.