The Proposed Morro Bay Battery Energy Storage System Project
In December 2020, Vistra submitted to the City of Morro Bay an application for a permit to build a battery energy storage system (BESS). The proposed BESS project would be located on an approximately 24-acre portion of the 107-acre Morro Bay Power Plant site, which is private land owned by Vistra.
Vistra Proposes World''s Biggest Battery Storage Facility
Morro Bay could become home to the largest electric battery system in the world, if a project being proposed by the owners of the Morro Bay Power Plant is built, bringing a windfall of tax monies to a city left financially reeling due to the
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY FOR A DRAFT
The City of Morro Bay has completed the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Morro Bay Battery Energy Storage System Project. The Draft EIR found the following environmental factors to be significant and unavoidable: historical resources (demolition of buildings and structures that
Proposed Morro Bay Battery Energy Storage System
safety measures for battery storage installations • OCA results can inform emergency response plans and evacuation procedures • OCAs can be used to improve overall safety and risk management practices for the industry
600-MW Morro Bay Battery Energy Storage System Project
The project includes three components (1) Construction and operation of a 600-MW Battery Energy Storage System, (2) demolition and removal of the existing Morro Bay Power Plant building and stacks, and (3) adoption of a Master Plan.
Vistra Battery Energy Storage System | City of Morro Bay
The NOP has been prepared to notify agencies and interested parties that the City as Lead Agency is preparing a Project EIR pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the proposed 600-megawatt (MW) Morro Bay Battery Energy Storage System Project. The NOP also includes the Project Description and date of the Scoping Meeting.
A massive battery storage plant is in the works in Morro Bay.
Texas-based energy company Vistra Corp. applied to the city to build a battery storage project on the retired Morro Bay Power Plant property. The facility would either house batteries in three Costco -warehouse-sized buildings or in 174 individual enclosures — enough to store 600 megawatts of electricity and power 450,000 homes, according to
A massive battery storage plant is in the works in
Texas-based energy company Vistra Corp. applied to the city to build a battery storage project on the retired Morro Bay Power Plant property. The facility would either house batteries in three Costco -warehouse-sized
Morro Bay Battery Energy Storage System Project
The project includes three components (1) construction and operation of a 600-MW Battery Energy Storage System facility (BESS Facility), (2) demolition and removal of the existing Morro Bay Power Plant building and stacks, and (3) adoption of a Master Plan.
Vistra Proposes World''s Biggest Battery Storage Facility
Morro Bay could become home to the largest electric battery system in the world, if a project being proposed by the owners of the Morro Bay Power Plant is built, bringing a windfall of tax monies to a city left financially reeling due to the coronavirus pandemic response and near shutdown of the tourism economy.
The Proposed Morro Bay Battery Energy Storage System Project
In December 2020, Vistra submitted to the City of Morro Bay an application for a permit to build a battery energy storage system (BESS). The proposed BESS project would be located on an