Following a robust period of public outreach, the Port of San Diego is inviting the public to review and provide written comments on the Tidelands Avenue Electric Truck Hub Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR).The EIR, which found no significant environmental impacts related to the project, will be available for public comment for 45 days beginning on January 29, 2026 through March 16, 2026. Members of the public are invited to view the document online here or in person at the following locations:

• National City Public Library
  1401 National City Boulevard
  National City, CA 91950
  
• Logan Heights Library
  567 S 28^th Street
  San Diego, CA 92113
  
• Port of San Diego Administration Building
  3165 Pacific Highway
  San Diego, CA 92101

Written comments may be mailed to Port of San Diego, Planning Department, Attn: Peter Eichar, P.O. Box 120488, San Diego, California 92112-0488 or emailed to [email protected].

If ultimately approved by the Board of Port Commissioners, the Electric Truck Hub would reduce the number of diesel trucks that go through National City and other communities adjacent to the Port, resulting in less diesel pollution. The project would also support the Port's clean energy goals by providing innovative renewable energy infrastructure, resulting in a cleaner and healthier environment for surrounding communities. Specifically, it would align with the Port's Maritime Clean Air Strategy (MCAS) and its "Health Equity for All" vision and help the Port make progress toward its zero-emissions trucking goals.

Community Safety
Community safety is also a top priority for the Skycharger project. The initiative includes comprehensive fire safety and risk mitigation measures and involves ongoing dialogue with the National City Fire Chief and experts throughout the region.

Proposal Details
In March 2024, the Board selected Skycharger to negotiate a project to build and operate an approximately 4.8-acre ZE truck charging station at 19^th Street and Tidelands Avenue next to the National City Marine Terminal on an industrial site that is along an existing truck route with no residential neighbors. As proposed, the facility would have 70 charging ports of varying levels to support opportunity and overnight charging. Planned amenities include a convenience store and a restroom facility.

To ensure energy reliability and operational resiliency, Skycharger is proposing a 1,750-kW solar array with a 2.5 MW/5MWh (power rating/energy capacity) battery system for its distributed energy resources. Skycharger is also developing a Trucking as a Service (TaaS) program. TaaS is a term used in the ZE trucking industry to describe an opt-in business model for truck drivers to pay a monthly program fee for the truck lease, charging, and maintenance, equal or less than the actual cost. The TaaS program would include a 90-day "try before you buy" program and a five-year path to ownership.

In September 2024, Port Commissioners directed Port staff to commence environmental review for the project consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The resulting EIR, lease, and a Coastal Development Permit, will be presented to the Board of Port Commissioners for approval at a future date prior to construction of the project. Following EIR certification and approvals, construction would take approximately six months.

Skycharger Background
Established in 2013, Skycharger submitted a proposal to the Port in partnership with Burns & McDonnell and Skyview Ventures. Skyview Ventures is the financing partner responsible for all costs related to financing, design, procurement, installation, operation, and maintenance.

Skycharger has experience building ZE infrastructure for the West Coast Electric Highway DC fast charger network, which is the fourth largest charging network in California, and is in the process of constructing the PepsiCo LA Mega Facility in Torrance, California. Burns & McDonnell has been providing energy consulting and electrical engineering services to the Port under an as-needed energy services contract since 2016.

Maritime Clean Air Strategy (MCAS)
The Port is committed to cleaner air for everyone who lives, works, and plays on and around San Diego Bay. In October 2021, the Board of Port Commissioners approved the Maritime Clean Air Strategy (MCAS) to help the Port identify projects and initiatives to improve environmental and public health while also supporting efficient, modern and sustainable maritime operations. Its "Health Equity for All" vision represents the Port's commitment to environmental justice, technological innovation, and transparent governance. The MCAS is the most ambitious clean air strategy policy document of its kind in the State of California, and the Port has so far implemented two-thirds of the nearly 40 strategies outlined in the plan, resulting in significant improvements to air quality on and around the bay and in surrounding communities.

In support of the MCAS, the Port and various partners have invested or committed more than $227 million in clean air technologies and projects. Notable among these initiatives include:

• The Port of San Diego is the first in North America to have all-electric mobile harbor cranes, which are in operation at the Port's Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. The Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 mobile harbor cranes have replaced an obsolete diesel mobile harbor crane.
• The first all-electric harbor tugboat in the U.S., built and operated by Crowley, began operating in San Diego Bay in spring 2024.
• A new solar-powered microgrid is online at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal.
• A maritime emissions capture and control system (also known as a bonnet) at the Port's cargo terminals began operating in 2025.
• Shore power installation at the National City Marine Terminal, and additional shore power capability added at the Port's cruise terminals.
• Port fleet electrification.
• Tenant electrification:
  • Terminalift - electric reach stacker, forklifts, and semi-trucks.
  • SSA Marine - six new pieces of electric cargo handling equipment, including a recently deployed forklift.
  • Pasha - first all-electric car haulers in the U.S.
  • Dole - first on the West Coast to use battery-electric utility tractor rigs (UTRs) for cargo handling.
  • Marine Group Boat Works - converted a diesel tugboat to electric.