Proposed Loan Guarantee to Support Construction and Startup of the Topaz Solar Farm; San Luis Obispo County, CA

DOE proposed to issue a loan guarantee to Royal Bank of Scotland to provide funding to Topaz Solar Farms, Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) (the Project Proponent) to construct and start up the Topaz Solar Farm (the Proposed Project), a nominal 550-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) solar energy generating facility.

DOE determined that granting a federal loan guarantee to Royal Bank of Scotland to fund construction and startup of the Proposed Project constitutes a major federal action that may have a significant impact on the environment within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). DOE initiated preparation of this environmental impact statement (EIS) to examine the socioeconomic and environmental impacts from issuing the loan guarantee and from constructing, operating, and decommissioning the Proposed Project.

For more information, see Proposed Loan Guarantee to Support Construction and Startup of the Topaz Solar Farm.