Commercialization of Lowest-Cost, Long Duration Energy Storage Systems (SCH#2022080145) Amended
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022080145
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Commercialization of Lowest-Cost, Long Duration Energy Storage Systems (SCH#2022080145) Amended
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/12/2024
Document Description
The project will demonstrate a long-duration energy storage system by testing and validating e-Zinc battery technology at the MCAS Miramar RICU facility in San Diego County. The zinc energy storage system will be located on an already-developed testing bed with the necessary concrete pads and electrical hookups to initiate testing. The zinc battery cells will be installed in a shipping container with a total footprint of around 160 square feet. This Agreement will result in the ratepayer benefits of greater electricity reliability, lower costs, and increased safety by demonstrating a novel long-duration energy storage technology that could offer backup power with daily cycling at a more affordable cost, and with no risk of thermal runaway.
Contact Information
Name
Bryan Lee
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
Commission Agreement Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
San Diego
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, Miramar Way
Zip
92145
Other Location Info
Within a shipping container with approximate 160 square foot area
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1: Cal. Code Regs., tit 14, § 15301
Reasons for Exemption
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, sect. 15301 provides that projects which consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, and which involve negligible or no expansion of existing or former use at the time of the lead agency’s determination, are categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The proposed project will consist of the installation, connection, and demonstration of a modular zinc long-duration energy storage technology at an existing military facility. Minor alteration of existing facilities and mechanical equipment in the form of reconfiguration of existing electrical infrastructure will take place before the location of the e-Zinc shipping container energy storage unit is brought into the existing facilities. Additional minor alterations to topographical features include minor grading and/or trenching for concrete pads. This project will result in negligible or no expansion of use beyond that already existing and is also subject to a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) categorical exclusion related to existing federal facilities. Therefore, the project falls within section 15301 and will not have a significant effect on the environment.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 3: Cal. Code Regs., tit 14, § 15303
Reasons for Exemption
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, sec. 15303 provides that projects which consist of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure, are categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA. The project consists of installing a zinc long-duration energy storage system with a footprint of around 160 square feet, to a preexisting microgrid infrastructure at an existing military facility. This will require minor alterations to the existing electrical infrastructure of the microgrid infrastructure to connect the e-Zinc shipping container energy storage unit which is replacing an existing storage container of the same size. Therefore, the proposed project falls within section 15303 and will not have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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