For immediate release: May 30, 2001
Contact: Mary Ann Costamagna ð (916) 654-4989
Energy Commission Staff Releases
First Report on Morro Bay Power ProjectMay 30, 2001
A preliminary staff report assessing the proposed construction and operation of the 1,200 megawatt Morro Bay Power Plant Project is now available from the California Energy Commission.
The Preliminary Staff Assessment includes a detailed description of the proposed power project. The report can be viewed and printed from the Energy Commissionâs Web Site at:
www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/morrobay/documents
Proposed by Duke Energy Morro Bay LLC, the ãmodernizationä project would be located at the existing 1,002 megawatt Morro Bay Power Plant site that is owned and operated by Duke Energy.
The Morro Bay Power Plant Project proposes the construction of two new generating units to replace the currently operating generation Units 1, 2, 3 and 4. Units 1 and 2 now produce 326 megawatts with 1950âs technology. Units 3 and 4 produce 676 megawatts using 1960âs technology.
If approved and completed, the new combined cycle units will be capable of producing 600 megawatts each, for a combined total of 1,200 megawatts. Each new unit will consist of two gas-fired turbines and one steam turbine driven by the heat produced by the other two turbines. Each new unit will have two, 145 foot-tall stacks compared with the existing plantâs three 450 foot-tall stacks.
This power plant and related facilities, such as the electric transmission line, natural gas pipeline and water lines, are under the Energy Commissionâs jurisdiction and cannot be constructed or operated without the Commissionâs certification.
The Preliminary Staff Assessment is a staff draft document. It is not a Committee or Commission decision or proposed decision. Commission staff prepared this assessment in accordance with the Public Resources Code and the California Environmental Quality Act.
Based upon an analysis of the information currently available, the document presents preliminary conclusions and proposed conditions that apply to the design, construction, operation and closure of the proposed facility, if certified.
Workshops on the Preliminary Staff Assessment are scheduled as follows:
Workshop Topics,Date and Time, Workshop Locations (Locations are Wheelchair accessible)
Transmission Lines
Safety
Air Quality
Public Health
Tuesday, June 5, 2001
2 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Veteranâs Memorial Hall
209 Surf Street
Morro Bay, California
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Cultural Resources
Wednesday, June 6, 2001
5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Morro Bay Community Center
Multipurpose Room
1001 Kennedy Way
Morro Bay, California
(805) 772-6261
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Visual Resources
Thursday, June 7, 2001
2 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Morro Bay Community Center
Multipurpose Room
1001 Kennedy Way
Morro Bay, California
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Efficiency/Reliability
Facility Design
Transmission
Hazardous Materials
Waste Management
Tuesday, June 12, 2001
2 p.m. to 9:30 p.m
Morro Bay Community Center
Multipurpose Room
1001 Kennedy Way
Morro Bay, California
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Traffic
Geology/Paleontology
Groundwater Flooding
Stormwater
Wednesday, June 13, 2001
2 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Morro Bay Community Center
Multipurpose Room
1001 Kennedy Way
Morro Bay, California
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Noise
Socioeconomics
Land Use
Alternatives
Thursday, June 14, 2001
2 p.m. to 9:30 p.m
Morro Bay Community Center
Multipurpose Room
1001 Kennedy Way
Morro Bay, California
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Biological Resources
Cooling water
Thermal Discharge
Thursday, June 21, 2001
2 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Veteranâs Memorial Hall
209 Surf Street
Morro Bay, California
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You can find details of the workshops at:
www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/morrobay# # #
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