Service Description: This is a draft update to the Protected Area Layer (PAL) for wind resources for the current 2026-2027 IRP cycle. The protected area layer is a composite GIS layer designed to encompass areas where utility-scale renewable energy or transmission development is precluded by state or federal law, policy, or regulation. It draws from several protected areas datasets, including local, state, or federal land that is designated for conservation or other uses, and conservation easements. The PAL extends outside of California into southern Nevada and western Arizona. The PAL is combined with the techno-economic exclusion layer to form the base exclusions in the CPUC Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) process.
Service ItemId: 1e14c9e8469946a88e51d00ea248db73
Has Versioned Data: false
Max Record Count: 2000
Supported query Formats: JSON
Supports applyEdits with GlobalIds: False
Supports Shared Templates: True
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Description: This polygon feature class contains BLM Designated Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs) polygons. These define areas within the public lands where special management attention is required to protect and prevent irreparable damage to important historic, cultural, or scenic values, fish and wildlife resources or other natural systems or processes, or to protect life and safety from natural hazards.
Copyright Text: Bureau of Land Management, Arizona
Spatial Reference: 102039 (102039)
Initial Extent:
XMin: -2875549.92459543
YMin: 1285490.62389063
XMax: -699754.872226212
YMax: 2392634.86283841
Spatial Reference: 102039 (102039)
Full Extent:
XMin: -2354934.7809
YMin: 1220243.8204
XMax: -1531574.3705
YMax: 2449957.6316
Spatial Reference: 102039 (102039)
Units: esriMeters
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