The City of Morro Bay, Calif., recently issued a draft environmental impact statement for a proposed battery energy storage system project.
The project includes three components: (1) construction and operation of a 600-MW Battery Energy Storage System facility, (2) demolition and removal of the existing Morro Bay Power Plant building and stacks, and (3) adoption of a Master Plan.
The BESS facility would be constructed on a 21-acre portion of the project site and would consist of three two-story buildings with a total building area of 91,000 sq ft. Infrastructure to support the BESS Facility would include power conversion systems, substations, and tie-ins to the existing Pacific Gas and Electric substation adjacent to the project site.
The storage project, which is being developed by Vistra Energy, also includes demolition and removal of the existing power plant building and stacks and backfill and restoration of the site.
Comments on the Draft EIR can be submitted between March 11, 2024 and Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
