Glenarm BESS Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024080720
Lead Agency
City of Pasadena
Document Title
Glenarm BESS Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
3/20/2025
Document Description
The City of Pasadena Water and Power is proposing to install a 25-megawatt (MW) utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on an approximately 0.59-acre site, within PWP’s existing Glenarm Power Plant, located at 72 East Glenarm Street in the City of Pasadena, California. The Project, using lithium-ion battery storage technology, would charge and store electricity, with a minimum storage capability of four hours. The proposed Glenarm BESS would be composed of lithium-ion batteries, inverters, medium-voltage transformers, a switchyard, a collector substation, and other associated equipment to interconnect into the existing PWP electric transmission system. Design, construction, demolition/decommissioning, and maintenance of the BESS Project must adhere to all applicable local, State, and federal regulations and protocols. A private entity would be selected to develop and maintain the BESS and sell the associated capacity and operational attributes to Pasadena under an Energy Storage Agreement (ESA). The ESA would include an option for Pasadena to purchase the BESS at the Commissioned Operating Date (COD), the second year after COD, or the fifth year after COD and any succeeding years.
Contact Information
Name
Bob Botkin, P.E.
Agency Name
City of Pasadena Water and Power Department
Job Title
Principal Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Pasadena
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Fair Oaks Avenue and East Glenarm Street
Total Acres
0.59
Parcel #
5317-030-901
Other Location Info
Project site address: 72 East Glenarm Street, Pasadena, CA 91105
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City of Pasadena
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://www.cityofpasadena.net/planning/environmental-notices/
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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