100 Tower Road 252 MW Battery Energy Storage System
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024080705
Lead Agency
County of Merced, Department of Community and Economic Development
Document Title
100 Tower Road 252 MW Battery Energy Storage System
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
GP LU County of Merced (Storage Site): Agricultural
GP LU City of Merced (undergrounding transmission wires): Manufacturing/Industrial
Zoning County of Merced (Storage Site): General Agricultural (A-1)
Zoning City of Merced (undergrounding transmission wires): Heavy Industrial (I-H)
Document Description
The proposed project involves the construction of a battery energy storage system (BESS) consisting of lithium-ion battery modules with 315 containers (each container comprised of 40 battery modules) and off-site underground transmission wires connecting to the PG&E substation.
Contact Information
Name
Tiffany Ho
Agency Name
County of Merced, Community & Economic Development Department
Job Title
Deputy Director of Planning
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Merced
Counties
Merced
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
North Tower Road & East Childs Avenue
Zip
95341
Total Acres
10.9
Parcel #
062-063-018
State Highways
140
Railways
BNSF
Airports
n/a
Schools
Weaver Middle School, Pioneer Elementary School
Waterways
Fairfield Canal
Township
7S
Range
14E
Section
25
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT)
Development Types
Other (battery energy storage system)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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