Plot Plan No. PLN 22-0154 and Conditional Use Permit No. PLN 22-0155 (“Nova Power Bank Project”)
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023040028
Lead Agency
City of Menifee
Document Title
Plot Plan No. PLN 22-0154 and Conditional Use Permit No. PLN 22-0155 (“Nova Power Bank Project”)
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
General Plan Land Use: Menifee North Specific Plan No. 260 – Planning Area 3 (“Industrial”) and Heavy Industrial; Zoning: Menifee North Specific Plan No. 260 – Planning Area 3 (“Industrial”) and Heavy Industrial
Document Description
Plot Plan No. PLN 22-0154 proposes the re-development of the Inland Empire Energy Center (IEEC) generation plant, which has been decommissioned. Some of the existing infrastructure is proposed to remain,such as the switchyard, control room, warehouse, storm water drainage system, etc. For this redevelopment, the Applicant is proposing a battery energy storage system, which will use lithium-ion, flow battery, or other battery technology to store electrical energy from the grid to be discharged later when customer demand is high. The project’s capacity would not exceed the interconnection capacity of 680 MW. The project may be constructed in phases or all at once depending on when full capability is needed. The project will interconnect with the grid at the Southern California Edison’s Valley Substation using the facilities
already in place at the decommissioned IEEC. No additional transmission facilities will be needed. The project proposes to repurpose the former IEEC’s operations buildings as well as many of the existing interconnections for water, sewer, and retail electricity service. The project site proposed to include 47 parking spaces including 2 accessible spaces.
Conditional Use Permit No. PLN 22-0155 proposes to allow for the utility-scale battery energy storage
system use.
Contact Information
Name
Ryan Fowler
Agency Name
City of Menifee
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Menifee
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Antelope Road and Ethanac Road
Zip
92585
Parcel #
331-180-021;331-180-022
Railways
San Jacinto
Other Location Info
The site is located bounded by Antelope Road to the west, railroad tracks and Case Road to the northeast, a drainage canal, electrical transmission corridor and McLaughlin Road to the south, Matthews Road and vacant parcel to the east, and a concrete batch plant, Ethanac Road, and State Route 74 to the north.
Notice of Completion
Development Types
Other (Battery Energy Storage - Utility - 680 Maximum)
Local Actions
Site Plan, Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Transportation, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Toxic/Hazardous | Traffic Circulation | Water Quality | Water Supply/Groundwater
Local Review Period Start
Local Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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