Shasta County supervisors on March 24 heard two linked items on the Battle Creek Bottom Road Solar Project in Manton: Renewable Properties’ request that the board ratify the 3 MW project, and a separate resident appeal asking supervisors to overturn Planning Commission approval on CEQA grounds.
The developer’s presentation said the project, known as UP 24-0009, has already won Planning Commission approval and could begin construction by Q3 2026 if ratified by the board. The project packet describes the facility as a roughly 25-acre photovoltaic installation on a 376-acre parcel at Battle Creek Bottom Road and Wilson Hill Road, with power expected to serve about 775 homes annually. Renewable Properties’ board briefing
The same board record also includes a resident CEQA appeal challenging the January Planning Commission approval of the use permit. According to the appeal packet, residents raised concerns about biological surveys, water delineation, cumulative impacts and oak woodland loss. Resident appeal packet
Renewable Properties told supervisors the project complies with county policy and zoning, has an executed long-term PG&E power purchase agreement under the ReMAT program, and was supported by site studies including biological, cultural, botanical, geotechnical, glare and bald eagle reviews. The company also said it added mitigation measures such as oak woodland conservation and restoration conditions, visual screening along Battle Creek Bottom Road, mechanical-only vegetation management and an additional bald eagle survey.
The materials available in the board record do not show whether supervisors voted on the ratification request or the CEQA appeal at the March 24 meeting.