The DOE Loan Programs Office (LPO) is considering whether to issue a loan guarantee of a funding facility to the Alabama Power Company (APC) pursuant to its authority under the EIR 1706 Program.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
May 13, 2025
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The DOE Loan Programs Office (LPO) is considering whether to issue a loan guarantee of a funding facility to the Alabama Power Company (APC) pursuant to its authority under the EIR 1706 Program. In its application, APC has identified the Gorgas Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project (Project), in Parrish, Walker County, Alabama, for inclusion in the funding facility that is the subject of DOE's loan guarantee.
APC proposes construction of a 150-MW BESS facility and substation, installation of battery peaks, modification of an existing access road to the site, and the development of an approximate 0.21-mile-long generation tie-line on previously disturbed land.