Evaluation of Long Duration Energy Storage Technologies
Summary
SCH Number
2024041323
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Evaluation of Long Duration Energy Storage Technologies
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/30/2024
Document Description
Under this agreement with Sandia National Laboratories for a $2,000,000.00 federal cost share grant through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, Sandia National Labs will perform critical evaluation of energy storage technologies and technoeconomic analysis to assist the CEC in the implementation of LDES demonstration projects. Sandia National Labs will develop tools to quantify the greenhouse gas emissions reductions and participate in knowledge sharing, such as the DOE LDES Consortium, to share best practices for wider adaptation of LDES in the US.
Contact Information
Name
Caitlin Planchard
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
Utilities Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Livermore
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
7th St and A st
Zip
94550
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15306
Reasons for Exemption
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, sec. 15306 provides that projects which consist of basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource are categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA. These may be strictly for information gathering purposes, or as part of a study leading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted, or funded. (Section 21083, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 21084, Public Resources Code.) This project involves evaluation of energy storage technologies and technoeconomic analysis to support implementation of various LDES demonstration projects and does not include any serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, §15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The project activity is also covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is
not subject to CEQA. The work performed under this agreement includes various analysis of energy storage technology, site visits, development of GHG emission reduction quantification, development of safety reports and web-based tools to support long duration energy storage projects and there is no possibility that these activities may have a significant effect on the environment. Any LDES demonstration projects that may utilize the analysis or other information developed will be approved through separate agreements.
The project will not impact an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern where designated, precisely mapped, and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies; does not involve any cumulative impacts of successive projects of the same type in the same place that might be considered significant; does not involve unusual circumstances that might have a significant effect on the environment; will not result in damage to scenic resources within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway; the project site is not included on any list compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5; and the project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. Therefore, none of the exceptions to categorical exemptions listed in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply to this project, and this project will not have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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