Grid-Supporting and Cost-Saving Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Solutions for California School Districts
Summary
SCH Number
2024050509
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Grid-Supporting and Cost-Saving Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Solutions for California School Districts
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/13/2024
Document Description
To develop a blueprint with the collaboration of partners to install bidirectional chargers and other electrical equipment at two California school district locations in Ventura and Los Angeles County.
Contact Information
Name
David Samuel Wensil
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
Energy Commission Specialist I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Long Beach, Thousand Oaks
Counties
Los Angeles, Ventura
Regions
Southern California
Zip
90805
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301, 15303
Reasons for Exemption
Section 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 use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination, are categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This project will involve the installation of 19 single port and 2 dual port bidirectional charging stations with a total of 23 ports at two California school yards in Ventura and Los Angeles County. This installation will be a minor altercation to an existing facility with no expansion beyond the existing use of the facility and will not have a significant effect on the environment. This project therefore falls under categorical exemption listed in CEQA Guidelines Section 15301. Further, none of the exceptions listed in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply to this project.
Section 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. This project consists of installation of new bidirectional charging stations to existing sites. The equipment will be installed in existing, paved parking lots. Therefore, the project falls within section 15303 and will not have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerks
Los Angeles, Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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