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Draft Critical Habitat for 2026-2027 IRP

Published by California Energy Commission | State of California | Catalog Last Checked: November 28, 2025 at 07:19 PM | Dataset Last Updated: September 18, 2025 at 08:30 PM
This layer consists of the most recent footprints of the Proposed and Final Critical Habitat for Threatened and Endangered Species from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). This layer is an updated version from what has been used as part of the previous CEC 2023 Core Land Use Screen. Critical habitat constitutes areas considered essential for the conservation of a listed species.  More information about this layer and its use in electric system planning is found in the CEC presentation from the August 19 webinar, as well as the 2023 Land Use Screens Staff Report in the CEC Energy Planning Library.  

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description <div style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px; overflow:visible; padding:0px; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><p style='background-color:transparent; color:windowtext; font-kerning:none; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; margin:0px 0px 10.6667px; padding:0px; text-align:left; text-indent:0px;'><span style='font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'>This layer consists of the most recent footprints of the </span></span><a style='color:inherit; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/9d0965dae6a64f38b1af80c2f7ea2efe/about' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='color:rgb(70,120,134); font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'><u>Proposed and Final Critical Habitat for Threatened and Endangered Species</u></span></span></a><span style='font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'> from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). This layer is an updated version from what has been used as part of the </span></span><a style='color:inherit; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://caenergy.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6e81f4939f7a456d927d053a6e34a72c' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='color:rgb(70,120,134); font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'><u>previous CEC 2023 Core Land Use Screen</u></span></span></a><span style='font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'>. Critical habitat constitutes areas considered essential for the conservation of a listed species.&nbsp;</span><span style='line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'>&nbsp;</span></span></p></div><div style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px; overflow:visible; padding:0px; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><p style='background-color:transparent; color:windowtext; font-kerning:none; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; margin:0px 0px 10.6667px; padding:0px; text-align:left; text-indent:0px;'><span style='font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'>More information about this layer and its use in electric system planning is found in the </span></span><a style='color:inherit; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/-/media/cpuc-website/divisions/energy-division/documents/integrated-resource-plan-and-long-term-procurement-plan-irp-ltpp/2024-2026-irp-cycle-events-and-materials/assumptions-for-the-2026-2027-tpp/final_2025_busbar_mappingmag_presentation_cec.pdf' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='color:rgb(70,120,134); font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'><u>CEC presentation</u></span></span></a><span style='font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'> from the August 19 webinar, as well as the 2023 </span></span><a style='color:inherit; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/california-energy-planning-library/land-use-screens' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='color:rgb(70,120,134); font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'><u>Land Use Screens Staff Report in the CEC Energy Planning Library</u></span></span></a><span style='font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'>. </span><span style='line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'>&nbsp;</span></span></p></div>
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issued 2025-09-18T19:10:46.000Z
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modified 2025-09-18T20:30:45.925Z
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title Draft Critical Habitat for 2026-2027 IRP

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