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Cascade Energy Storage, LLC Battery Storage Project and is recyclable. • Assist California in meeting its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals by 2020 and 2030 as required by the California Global Warming Solutions Act(Assembly Bill 32), as amended by Senate Bill 32 in 2016. • Assist California in meeting its energy storage procurement targets as outlined in Assembly Bill 2514 (AB 2514) and the resulting California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision for energy storage procurement targets for each of the Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) totaling 1,325 megawatts (MW) to be completed by the end of 2020 and implemented by 2024. Additionally, at the federal level, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order No. 792 provides clarity through its direction to transmission providers to define electric storage devices as generating facilities enabling these resources to take advantage of generator interconnection procedures. • Allow PG&E to provide reliable and green energy to customers in their service territory. 1.4 Environmental Setting 1.4.1 Regional Setting The project is located approximately 1.7 miles north of Stockton Airport immediately adjacent to the Pacific Gas and Electric Weber substation, in an area that can be generally characterized as an agricultural community with single-family subdivision housing. 1.4.2 Surrounding Land Uses and Project Site Condition Surrounding land uses include single-family residential to the north, vineyards to the east, PG&E easement and single family residences to the south, and the PG&E Weber substation to the west. The project site appears to have been previously disturbed for vegetation management but is not currently being used for any purpose. No lands within the project site are subject to a Williamson Act Land Use contract. The entire project site is located within Flood Zone X as designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The FEMA Flood Zone X designation is used for areas determined to be outside the 0.2% annual chance floodplain. 1.4.3 Public Services The project will be served by the San Joaquin Sherriff's Office Department and the Stockton Police Department for law enforcement and public safety. The Stockton Fire Department will provide fire protection and emergency medical and rescue services. The closest police station is located at 22 E Market Street, Stockton, CA 95202. The nearest Fire Station is Fire Station 3 and is located at 1116 E 1St Street, Stockton, CA 95206. The nearest hospital is St. Joseph Hospital and is located at 1617 N California Street, Stockton, CA 95204. 1.5 Project Characteristics Page 5