Glenarm Battery Energy Storage System Project Distributed Energy Backup Assets Award
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024080720
Lead Agency
City of Pasadena
Document Title
Glenarm Battery Energy Storage System Project Distributed Energy Backup Assets Award
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
5/13/2025
Document Description
The proposed funding agreement (Agreement) between the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the City of Pasadena Water and Department (Department) is to provide partial funding for the Glenarm Battery Energy Storage System Project (Glenarm BESS Project, or Project) under the CEC’s Distributed Energy Backup Assets (DEBA) Program. The DEBA funding of $9,660,00 under Agreement DBA-24-005 will enable the Department to purchase, install, and report performance of a four-hour lithium-ion battery system with a nameplate capacity of 25 megawatts (MW) of up to 100 megawatt-hours at the Glenarm Power Plant.
Contact Information
Name
Bob Botkin
Agency Name
City of Pasadena Water and Power Department
Job Title
P.E., CEM
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Name
John Heiser
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
CME
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Pasadena
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Fair Oaks Avenue and East Glenarm Street
Zip
91105
Total Acres
0.59
Jobs
5
State Highways
SR-110
Railways
Metro Gold Line
Airports
None
Schools
The Waverly School; Garden of Angeles Preschools; Sequoyah K-8 S
Waterways
None
Township
1N
Range
1S
Section
04,05.
Base
Pasadena
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
California Energy Commission
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Final Environmental Document Available at
Docket Number 22RENEW-01, https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/Lists/DocketLog.aspx?docketnumber=22-RENEW-01,
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
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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