DRECP Meetings

Also see NEPA/CEQA meetings.

January 9, 2013

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Description and Comparative Evaluation of Draft DRECP Alternatives

• Public Meeting Notice. Posted December 17, 2012
• Meeting Agenda. Posted January 3, 2013
• Description and Comparative Evaluation of Draft DRECP Alternatives. (PDF files).
• Presentations
• January 9 WebEx Recording

September 24, 2012

Workshop on Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Governance, Costs, and Financing

• Workshop Notice. Posted September 10, 2012
• Workshop Agenda. Posted September 21, 2012
• Workshop Transcript. Posted October 10, 2012
• Workshop Panelists. Posted September 24, 2012
• Workshop Questions. Posted September 21, 2012
• Background Materials
• Presentations
• September 24 WebEx Recording

September 5, 2012

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Transmission Technical Group Meeting

• Agenda. Posted September 6, 2012
• Presentation. Posted September 6, 2012

September 5, 2012

Workshop on the Durability of Conservation Activities on Public Land within the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan

• Workshop Notice. Posted August 22, 2012.
• Workshop Agenda. Posted August 22, 2012. Revised September 5, 2012
• Presentations
• Workshop transcript. Posted September 24, 2012.
• September 5 WebEx Recording

July 25-26, 2012

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting - Ontario, Ca

• Meeting Notice. Posted July 13, 2012.
• Meeting Agenda. (Please note that the July 26 portion of the agenda has been revised.) Posted July 19, 2012.
• Revised Agenda for July 26 Meeting. Posted July 25, 2012.
• Background Materials
• July 25 WebEx Recording
• July 26 WebEx Recording
• Presentations
• Public Comments

July 13, 2012

Notice of Energy Roundtable Discussion: Infrastructure Planning, Cost & Market Implications of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan

• Meeting Notice. Posted June 29, 2012.
• Meeting Transcript. Posted July 26, 2012.
  • Attachment-A Energy Panel Agenda
  • Attachment-B Energy Panel Discussion Topics and Questions
• Meeting Summary. Posted October 19, 2012.
• List of Roundtable Participants. Posted July 12.
• Background Materials
• Presentations
• Comments
• WebEx Recording

June 26, 2012

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Independent Science Panel Public Meeting

• Meeting Notice. Posted June 12, revised June 14, 2012.
• Meeting Agenda. Posted June 19, 2012.
• Materials Being Reviewed by the Independent Science Panel
• Background Materials

  Baseline Biology Report

• WebEx Recording

  Note: Sound quality improves at the 24 minute mark.

• Public Comments

June 21, 2012

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting

• Meeting Notice. Posted June 11, 2012.
• Presentations

May 16, 2012

Technical workshop on DRECP monitoring, adaptive management, and climate change

• Workshop Notice. Posted May 10, 2012.
• Background Materials
• Presentations
• WebEx Recording

April 25 and 26, 2012

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting

• Meeting Notice. Posted April 11, 2012.
• WebEx Recording April 25
• WebEx Recording April 26
• Meeting Agenda. Posted April 19, 2012.
• Background Materials, (Transmission Planning, Maps)
• Presentations
• Public Comments

March 28, 2012

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Biological Goals and Objectives Workshop

• Meeting Agenda. Posted March 22, 2012.
• "Rule of Thumb" for Marxan Conservation Targets. Posted March 28, 2012.
• Steps to Biological Goals and Objectives. Posted March 28, 2012.
• Background Materials
• WebEx Recording
• Presentations
• Public Comments
• Post-Meeting Documents

March 14, 2012

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting

• Meeting Notice. Posted February 29, 2012.
• Meeting Agenda. Posted March 9, 2012.
• WebEx Recording
• Presentations

February 24, 2012

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Marxan and Post-Marxan Analysis Meeting

• WebEx Recording
• Species Profiles
• Species Model Outputs
• Presentations

February 17, 2012

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Transmission Technical Group Meeting

• Presentations

February 15, 2012

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Phasing Proposal Meeting

• WebEx Recording
• Presentations

February 9 & 10, 2012

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Transmission Technical Group Meeting

• Background Materials
• Comments
• Presentations
• Maps

January 18, 2012

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting

• Revised Meeting Notice, includes location change. Posted January 11, 2012.
• Meeting Agenda, posted January 12, 2012.
• WebEx Recording
• Presentations

December 14 and 15, 2011

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Stakeholder Committee Meeting - Ontario, Ca

• Meeting Notice, posted November 29, 2011.
• Meeting Agenda, posted December 8, 2011.
• WebEx Recording of December 14 meeting
• WebEx Recording of December 15 meeting
• Presentations
• Meeting Handouts and Comments

December 5, 2011

Joint Working Group Meeting, materials related to agenda item, "Update on Renewable Development Assumptions".

• Presentations
• Comments

November 28, 2011

Joint Working Group Meeting with Presentations by the Wind and Solar Industries

• WebEx Recording

November 21, 2011

A joint Working Group Meeting on Transmission Planning and Permitting

• WebEx Recording
• Presentations

November 9, 2011

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Stakeholder Committee Meeting

• Meeting Notice, posted October 28, 2011.
• Meeting Agenda, posted November 3, 2011.
• WebEx Recording
• Presentations

October 14, 2011

Field Visit to Potential Renewable Development Areas in San Bernardino County

• Field Tour of Potential Renewable Energy Sites, posted October 13, 2011.

October 12, 2011

Public Meeting - Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Stakeholder Committee Meeting - Ontario, Ca

• Meeting Notice, posted September 28, 2011.
• Meeting Agenda, posted October 6, 2011.
• Presentations
• 2040-2050 Scenario Description, posted October 11, 2011.

August 17, 2011

Public Meeting Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Stakeholder Committee Meeting - Ontario, Ca

• Meeting Notice, posted June 28, 2011.
• Meeting Agenda, posted August 11, 2011.
• WebEx Recording
• Presentations

July 20, 2011

Field Visit Tour Potential Renewable Energy Development Areas

• Notice & Itinerary, posted July 7, 2011.

Field Visit Route Maps

• Route Overview
• Inset A
• Inset B
• Inset C
• Inset D

July 13, 2011

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Stakeholder Committee Meeting - WebEx Meeting

• Meeting Notice, posted June 28, 2011.
• Meeting Agenda, posted July 8, 2011.
• WebEx Recording of July 13
• Presentations
• Taxonomic Change for Desert Tortoise Talking Points. Posted July 13, 2011.
• USGS Site on the Taxonomic split.

June 16 and 17, 2011

Field Visit Tour Potential Renewable Energy Development Areas

• Notice & Itinerary, posted June 7, 2011.

May 17 and 18, 2011

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting in Ontario, CA

• Meeting Notice, posted May 5, 2011.
• Meeting Agenda, posted May 13, 2011.

• WebEx Recording of May 17

  WebEx Recording of May 18

• Documents
  Draft DRECP Framework Conservation Strategy Report
  Additional Documents

April 13, 2011

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting - WebEx Meeting

• Meeting Notice, posted March 24, 2011.
• Meeting Agenda, posted April 11, 2011.
• WebEx Recording
• Documents

March 9, 2011

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting in Sacramento, CA

• Meeting Notice, posted February 24, 2011.
• Meeting Agenda, posted March 3, 2011.
• WebEx Recording
  
• Documents
  Key Issues Tracking Table
• Presentations
  Presentations

February 16, 2011

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting in Ontario, CA

• Meeting Notice, posted February 1, 2011.
• Agenda, posted February 11, 2011.
• WebEx Recording
  
• Presentations
  Presentations

January 27, 2011

Public workshop on desert research projects funded by the Public Interest Energy Research program

The California Energy Commission is hosting a public workshop on desert research projects funded by the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program. Principal investigators will provide an overview of six research projects addressing solar energy-related biological impacts in the California desert. Topics include cumulative impacts, desert tortoise, Mohave ground squirrel, and rare plants. The workshop will be held at the Energy Commission (Hearing Room B) in Sacramento on January 27, 2011 from 1:00 to 4:00 and broadcast via WebEx for remote attendees. Meeting and WebEx information is in the notice below.

• Meeting Notice, posted December 22, 2010.
• Agenda
• WebEx Recording, Part 1
  
  WebEx Recording, Part 2
• Workshop Attendees
• Presentations
  Presentations

January 12 & 13, 2011

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting in Ontario, CA

• Meeting Notice (PDF file)

• WebEx Recordings of Meeting (streaming video and audio)

  Wednesday January 12th
  Thursday January 13th
• Documents for Meeting
  Species Filter Flow Chart. Posted: January 13, 2011. (XLSX file, 38.8 kb)
• Presentations
  Presentations for the Meeting
• Comments
  Comments for the Meeting

December 8, 2010

-- Canceled -- Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting in Ontario, CA

The December 8, 2010 DRECP Stakeholder Meeting has been canceled. The next DRECP Stakeholder meeting will be on January 12 and 13, 2011. A meeting notice with the details for the meeting will be released in January.

November 17, 2010

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting in Ontario, CA

• Meeting Notice (PDF file)

• WebEx Recordings of Meeting (streaming video and audio)

  WebEx Recording
• Meeting Agenda (PDF file)
• Presentations
  Presentations for the Meeting

October 13, 2010

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting in Ontario, CA

• Meeting Notice (PDF file)
• Meeting Agenda (PDF file)

• WebEx Recordings of Meeting (streaming video and audio)

  WebEx Recording
• Documents for Meeting
  Stakeholder Workgroup Guidance. Posted: October 12, 2010.
  (PDF file, 2 pages, 124 kb)
  DRECP Working Draft Outline. Posted: October 12, 2010.
  (PDF file, 17 pages, 569 kb)
  Land Use and Ownership Preliminary Description for the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. Posted: October 12, 2010. (PDF file, 8 pages, 376 kb)
• Presentations
  Presentations for the Meeting
• Public Comments
  Comments

September 8, 2010

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting in Ontario, CA

• Meeting Notice (PDF file)
• Meeting Agenda (PDF file)

• WebEx Recordings of Meeting (streaming video and audio)

  Morning Session
  Afternoon Session
• Documents for Meeting
  Stakeholder Committee Guidance. Posted: September 3, 2010.
  (PDF file, 4 pages, 102 kb)
  Proposed Process, Schedule, and Key Decision Points (Updated). Posted: September 3, 2010. Updated version posted April 7, 2011. (PDF file, 1 pages, 185 kb)
  Summary of Changes to the September 8 DRECP Flow Chart. Posted: September 29, 2010. (PDF file, 1 pages, 45 kb)
• Presentations
  Presentations for the Meeting

August 11, 2010

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting in Ontario, CA

• Meeting Notice (PDF file)
• Meeting Agenda (PDF file)
• WebEx Recording (Streaming video and audio)
• Documents for Meeting
  PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT - Recommendations of Independent Science Advisors for The California Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP). Posted: August 9, 2010.
  (PDF file, 172 pages, 2.8 megabytes)
• Presentations
  Presentations for the Meeting

July 14, 2010

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Stakeholder Committee Meeting in Victorville, CA

• Meeting Notice (PDF File)
• Meeting Agenda (PDF file)
• WebEx Recording
• Documents for Meeting
  Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Work Plan
  Posted July 9, 2010. (PDF file, 152 kb)
  Draft Interim Mitigation Strategy, for the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan
  Posted July 9, 2010. (PDF file, 66 pages 5.5 megabytes )
  Solar, Wind and Geothermal Resources and the DRECP
  Posted July 13, 2010. (PDF file, 35 pages 2.2 megabytes )
• Presentations
  Acres and Watts: Considering Scale and Renewable Energy by Kevin Sweeney
  Posted July 14, 2010. (PDF file, 41 pages, 882 kb)
  Implementing of the Interm Mitigation Strategy by Kevin Hunting
  Posted July 15, 2010. (PDF file, 16 pages, 645 kb)

• Public Comments

  Public Comments (PDF files)

June 9, 2010

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting in Sacramento

• Meeting Notice (PDF file)
• Meeting Agenda (PDF file)

• Presentations

  Presentations (Acrobat PDF files

• WebEx Recordings of Meeting (streaming video and audio)

  WebEx Recording

May 27, 2010

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting in Sacramento

• Meeting Notice (PDF file)
• Meeting Agenda (PDF file)

• Presentations

  Presentations and Meeting Materials
  (Acrobat PDF files)

• WebEx Recordings of Meeting (streaming video and audio)

  Morning Session
  Afternoon Session

April 22, 2010

Meeting of Independent Science Advisors to the California Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan

• Meeting Notice (PDF file)
• Meeting Agenda (PDF file)
• WebEx Recordings of Meeting (streaming video and audio)
  Morning Session
  Afternoon Session

• Presentations

  Presentations and Meeting Materials
  (Acrobat PDF files)

• Public Comments

  Comments to the Independent Science Process
  (Acrobat PDF files)

March 23, 2010

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Stakeholder Meeting in Riverside

• Meeting Agenda (PDF file)

• Documents for the Meeting

  DRECP Renewable Energy Action Team Starting Point Maps.
  (4 pages, 4.45 megabytes)
  Natural Community Conservation Planning Phases
  (PDF file, 2 pages, 16 kb)
  Excerpts from the Planning Agreement
  (PDF file, 11 pages, 72 kb)
  List of Stakeholders
  (PDF file, 1 page, 29 kb, updated 6/7/2010)
  California Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Stakeholder Committee Orientation. Posted April 12, 2010. (PDF file, 4 pages, 88 kb)

• Presentations from Meeting

  Introduction to DRECP
  (PDF file, 10 pages, 384 kb)
  Independent Science Advisory Process
  (PDF file, 11 pages, 980 kb)
• Public Comments (PDF files)

October 13, 2009

Public Meeting to Discuss and Comment on the draft Best Management Practices and Guidance Manual: Desert Renewable Energy Projects

• Meeting Notice (PDF file, 4 pages)
• Meeting Agenda (PDF file)

• WebEx Recordings of Meeting (streaming video and audio)

  Please note: Due to audio issues at the facility, some of the audience questions are difficult to hear. Audio for the presentation in the morning session from about 45 minutes to 56 minutes is also missing.

  Morning Session
  Afternoon Session

• Documents for Meeting

  Please note: The due date to provide comments on the Best Management Practices and Guidance Manual has been extended to November 20, 2009

  
  Best Management Practices and Guidance Manual: Desert Renewable Energy Projects, STAFF DRAFT REPORT, publication # CEC-700-2009-016-SD. Posted: October 5, 2009.
  (174 pages, 1.8 megabytes)

• Public Comments

  Comments on the Preliminary Draft Best Management Practices and Guidance Manual (PDF files)
• Comments for October 13 Meeting

• Please note: The Interim Guidance report (below) is replaced by the Best Management Practices and Guidance Manual (above) and is contained in its entirety in chapter 1 of the manual

  
  Interim Guidance for Desert Renewable Energy Project Development, DRAFT REPORT, publication # CEC-700-2009-015-SD. posted: September 30, 2009.
  (PDF FIle, 30 pages, 303 kb)

• Presentations

  Presentations (Acrobat PDF files)

June 18, 2009

Meeting in Victorville to Discuss Implementing the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan

• Meeting Notice (PDF file, 5 pages)
• Meeting Agenda (PDF file)

• WebEx Recordings of Meeting (streaming video and audio)

  WebEx Recording

• Presentations for Meeting

  Presentations for Meeting

• Comments for Meeting

  Comments for Meeting

March 17, 2009

Meeting in Palm Springs

• Meeting Notice (PDF file, 4 pages)
• Meeting Agenda

• Presentations for Meeting

  Presentations for Meeting

March 12, 2009

Meeting in Sacramento

• Meeting Notice (PDF file, 4 pages)
• Meeting Agenda (PDF file)

• Presentations from Meeting

  Presentations from Meeting

• Audio Recording - MP3 files

  Morning Session  (2 hrs, 35 mins, 44.4 mb)

  Afternoon Session (2 hrs, 5 mins, 35.8 mb)

  Please right-click the link and download to your computer. Then open the file in your MP3 player.

• Public Comments

  Comments

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