Greenbark 30 Battery Energy Storage System Project

Greenbark 30 Battery Energy Storage System Project

The proposed Greenbark 30 Battery Energy Storage System Project, proposed by Scale Microgrids, LLC (Applicant), would be a battery energy storage system (BESS) with an output power of 30-megawatts (MW) and a storage capacity of 120-megawatt hours (MWh). The development footprint would be within the central portion of the 2.1-acre Project site parcel, within an interior perimeter road. The BESS operational area would consist of the interior perimeter road, BESS equipment, and a perimeter fence. The Greenbark 30 Battery Energy Storage Project would be located within a 2.1-acre vacant undeveloped site located at the northern terminus of Viajero Drive in western Goleta, California in Santa Barbara County. The property is adjacent to the existing Ellwood Generating Station (EGS) and is accessed from the northern terminus of Viajero Drive, approximately one-quarter mile north of Hollister Avenue. Battery energy storage units would be charged from the electrical grid and would discharge as a California Independent System Operator (CAISO) market participant. An interconnection application was approved by Southern California Edison (SCE) and BESS interconnection studies are underway. It is anticipated that the BESS would interconnect to the existing SCE 66-kilovolt electrical transmission line along Las Armas Road.

Goleta

Santa Barbara

Citywide

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Power:Other Power Type (Battery Storage)(Megawatts 30)

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