Proposed BREI Solar Farm

The City of Oroville is pursuing the development of a utility-scale solar energy and battery storage facility on approximately 116 acres of previously disturbed industrial and commercial parcels located east of the Feather River and south of Downtown Oroville in Butte County, California. The project site encompasses multiple assessor’s parcel numbers including 035-470-028, 035-470-031, 035-470-035, 035-370-005, 035-460-027, and portions of several other parcels, with the primary area overlapping the former Koppers Superfund site. The facility will feature ground-mounted photovoltaic panels on pre-cast concrete slab foundations, battery storage units, internal access roads, perimeter security fencing, and interconnection infrastructure to the existing PG&E grid. It is designed as an unmanned renewable energy installation with no permanent structures, housing, or septic systems, relying only on periodic maintenance and security visits. The project aims to generate clean electricity for local residential, commercial, and industrial users, supporting state and regional climate goals by displacing fossil-fuel-based power. Environmental compliance forms the foundation of the project, with adherence to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act requirements. The development must avoid disturbance of ongoing remediation efforts including groundwater pump-and-treat systems, respect designated soil contamination zones, and comply with strict Land Use Covenants that restrict the site to industrial and commercial use only. All construction and operational activities must follow approved Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans, maintain required setbacks from wetlands and drainage features, and comply with state wetland delineation standards. Oversight is shared between the City of Oroville, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, with formal approval required prior to any intrusive work. While no federal acquisition regulation clauses or formal procurement evaluation factors are specified, the project is governed by state regulatory frameworks and institutional controls. Key contacts include the City Planner Wes Ervin and applicant Hollis Day, with submissions routed through the State Clearinghouse and EPIMS portal. No contract value, payment terms, invoicing systems, or delivery schedules are formally documented, indicating the document set serves primarily as an environmental and land use permitting framework rather than a traditional procurement contract.