Pier S Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024120596
Lead Agency
Long Beach Harbor Department
Document Title
Pier S Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Regional-Serving Facility; District 4: Terminal Island Planning District
Document Description
Construct and operate a 70-megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) on approximately 2.9 acres of the existing, privately-owned 18.03-acre power generation site on Pier S (2665 Pier S Lane, Long Beach), consisting of installing up to approximately 100 to 200 individual metal containers, each containing Lithium-ion battery cells consolidated into racks, a direct current collection system, an alternating current distribution for auxiliary power, a communications network, a fire suppression system, a power conversion system to connect the BESS, and a new 66 kilovolt (kv) substation to transform the voltage between the power conversion system and the substation transmission system. The existing, 66 kv Southern California Edison Long Beach Bus Substation located adjacent to the proposed Project site to the north would also be upgraded. To accommodate the BESS facility, a former warehouse/receiving building, locker building, fabrication/machine shop, and sections of abandoned concrete saltwater intake pipes would be demolished. The site of the proposed Project is included on a list of hazardous waste sites compiled pursuant to California Government Code Section 65962.5 (Cortese List/California DTSC EnviroStor).
Contact Information
Name
Anjana Mepani
Agency Name
Long Beach Harbor Department
Job Title
Environmental Officer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Kelly Czechowski
Agency Name
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Job Title
Senior Environmental Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Eric Cherniss
Agency Name
Pier S Energy Storage LLC
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Long Beach
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
Pier S Lane/W. Seaside Blvd.
Zip
90802
Total Acres
4.4
Parcel #
7436-030-814 and 7436-030-006
State Highways
37, 47, 710
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
Edison ES, Cesar Chavez ES, Wilmington Park ES, Juan Rodriguez C
Waterways
Pacific Ocean; Long Beach Inner Harbor and Back Channel; Los Angeles River; Dominguez Channel
Other Location Info
Terminal Island Planning District (District 4)
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), 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 Transportation, District 7 (DOT), 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, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Industrial (Sq. Ft. 191664, Acres 4.4, Employees 1)
Local Actions
Coastal Permit, Harbor Development Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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
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