Energy

Panorama is a leading provider of environmental planning services for a wide range of transmission projects. Panorama is one of just a few firms with an on-call contract to the California Public Utilities Commision to provide the CEQA review for all the Investor Owned Utilities proposed projects in the State. Under our contract to the Public Utilities Commission, which we have held for over 20 years, we have completed reviews for power and transmission line upgrades, new transmission lines, new and upgraded substations, underground gas storage projects, and telecommunications projects. We have provided services throughout all areas of California.
Panorama has extensive experience in the solar industry, having provided due diligence review and Critical Issues Assessments, technical studies, CEQA and NEPA process management and documentation, endangered species and water resource permitting, and environmental compliance monitoring during construction for over 25 projects in California, Nevada, and Arizona, with particular experience on large-scale solar projects in the desert on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

20 MW Patua Solar

Panorama prepared a Major Special Use Permit (MSUP) application for submittal to Churchill County, NV, for a 20-MW solar plant that would provide station load

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5MW Duffel Solar Project

Panorama assisted East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) with the siting of a 5-MW solar facility within their watershed lands. Panorama conducted an evaluation of

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Panorama has been a leader in providing services to the geothermal industry. Our work includes siting review, feasibility studies, technical studies, permitting, and leading the CEQA and NEPA process for various phases of geothermal planning and development. We have applied CEQA under the California Energy Commission process and NEPA under the requirements of the Bureau of Land Management, the US Department of Defense (on several military bases), the US Forest Service, and the US Bureau of Reclamation. We have provided services on over 30 geothermal projects or planned projects, including in California, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, and Hawaii, as well as internationally in Kenya, Djibouti, Colombia, and St. Lucia.

Locations of Panorama’s
Geothermal Projects

Bottle Rock Geothermal

Panorama prepared a Petition to Amend (PTA) for proposed modifications to the Bottle Rock Power Plant for the plant’s Application for Certification (AFC) with CEC.

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Saint Lucia

The Government of Saint Lucia is planning exploration and development of geothermal resources in the Soufriere region of the country. The geothermal exploration is being

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Panorama has provided siting support, technical studies, agency coordination, feasibility analyses, NEPA documentation and process management, and construction monitoring for wind energy projects. Our experience has included sites across California, Idaho, Nevada, and in Puerto Rico.
Panorama has provided CEQA documentation for underground gas storage projects and associated infrastructure for several projects in central and southern California.