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                      NEWS RELEASE FROM THE

                  CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
APRIL 19, 1995                  Mary Ann Costamagna - 916-653-0378


                 PRELIMINARY STAFF ASSESSMENT OF 
          PROPOSED SAN FRANCISCO ENERGY COGENERATION 
               FACILITY NOW AVAILABLE "IN PRINT"


A preliminary staff report assessing the proposed construction 
and operation of the San Francisco Energy CompanyŐs (SFEC) 
Cogeneration Project has been released by the California Energy 
Commission staff.

The proposed project consists of a 240 megawatt combined cycle 
cogeneration power plant which will generate electricity for 
sale to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).  The facility 
is proposed to be located in the Bayview Hunters Point area of 
San Francisco. 

The plant, as proposed, would be built on either a six-acre site 
near the intersection of Innes and Fitch Streets; or on a five-
acre site near the intersection of Cargo Way and Mendell Street. 

The Preliminary Staff Assessment (PSA) is a staff draft document, 
not a Committee or Commission decision or proposed decision. 
These analyses were prepared by Commission staff in accordance 
with the Public Resources Code and the California Environmental 
Quality Act.

Based upon an analysis of the information currently available, 
the PSA presents preliminary conclusions and proposed conditions 
that apply to the design, construction, operation and closure of 
the proposed facility. 

The document includes analyses of the need for the electricity 
from the project, impacts on public health and safety, 
environmental impacts, and facility and engineering measures 
proposed to ensure the project can be constructed and operated 
safely and reliably and in compliance with all applicable laws, 
ordinances, regulations and standards.

A series of workshops are scheduled as part of the CommissionŐs 
comprehensive review of San Francisco Energy CompanyŐs 
Application for Certification. The purpose of these workshops 
is to allow staff to receive comments on the PSA for staffŐs 
work in preparing the Final Staff Assessment on the proposed 
facility.

Written comments with supporting documentation are encouraged, 
particularly if the commentor has a concern related to staff's 
conclusion(s) included in the PSA.

For each of these workshops, comments and discussion will be 
limited to the topics identified in each particular meeting 
notice. 

The first workshop will cover the following topics:

  * Introduction to the Preliminary Staff Assessment
  * Determination of Need
  * Elfin Modeling as it Relates to Air Quality and Project 
    Alternatives

The workshop will be held:

                  Tuesday, May 2, 1995
  Beginning at 6 p.m. and ending no later than 9 p.m.
              South East Community Center
              Community Room, Lower Level
                   1800 Oakdale Ave.
                     San Francisco

and, if necessary:

                Wednesday, May 3, 1995
  Beginning at 6 p.m. and ending no later than 9 p.m.
              South East Community Center
              Community Room, Lower Level
                   1800 Oakdale Ave.
                     San Francisco

   (For wheelchair access, use Phelps Street entrance)

Members of the public wishing to participate in the review of 
the project are encouraged to contact Edward Heidig, the 
CommissionŐs Public Adviser, at (916) 654-4489 or toll free at 
(800) 822-6228.  

Please direct news media inquiries to Assistant Executive 
Director, Claudia Chandler at (916) 654-4989.

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EditorŐs note: Members of the media who wish to receive the 
Preliminary Staff AssessmentŐs three-page Executive Summery on 
the San Francisco Energy CompanyŐs proposed cogeneration facility 
by fax should contact Mary Ann Costamagna at the CommissionŐs 
Media and Public Communications Office at (916) 653-0378. 

The Executive Summary of Preliminary Staff Assessment is also 
available on the Internet at the Commission's gopher site at:

                   gopher://energy/ca/gov

To receive a copy of the entire report, which totals more than 
1,400 pages, by mail, please call the same phone number.


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File Name: 95-04-19_SF_Energy_Preliminary_Staff_Assessmen