For immediate release: November 5, 2001
Media Contact: MaryAnn Costamagna - 916-654-4989
Energy Commission Schedules Informational Hearing
and Site Visit to Proposed Henrietta Peaker
Sacramento - On Thursday, November 8, members of the public and other interested parties
will have an opportunity to learn more about a 91.4-megawatt peaker project proposed by GWF Energy
LLC.
If approved, the facility would be located on a seven-acre fenced site adjacent to Pacific Gas
and Electric Co.'s Henrietta Substation, which is approximately 20 miles southwest of Hanford in
Kings County. The project would be a simple-cycle power plant consisting of two combustion turbine
generators.
What: Informational Hearing and Site Visit
When: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2001
Site Visit beginning at 3:30 p.m.
Informational Hearing to follow
Where: Site Visit:
Lemoore City Hall Parking Lot
Informational Hearing:
City Council Chambers
City Hall, City of Lemoore
429 C Street
Lemoore, California
(Wheelchair Accessible)
Bus transportation to the site will be provided by the applicant. Land owners, members of the
general public, and governmental agencies are invited to participate in this tour. Reservations
to participate in the tour should be made through the Energy Commission's Public Adviser's Office
at (916) 654-4489, (800) 822-6228 or by e-mail at:
pao@energy.state.ca.us.
For information regarding public participation, contact the Commission's Public Adviser, Roberta
Mendonca. The Public Adviser will be present to explain the Commission's certification process and
assist those interested in participating.
Information concerning the status of the Henrietta Peaker Project, as well as notices and other
relevant documents, is also available on the Energy Commission's Web Site at:
www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/henrietta
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