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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
PR02:124
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
03/07/2002
GOVERNOR DAVIS ANNOUNCES THE LICENSING OF THE
FIRST NEW CALIFORNIA POWER PLANT OF 2002
Henrietta Peaker to Put New Power on the Grid North of Path 15
SACRAMENTO -- Governor Gray Davis today announced the
licensing of the 91.4-megawatt Henrietta Peaker Power Plant
Project.
"Construction of this plant is another step in producing
the energy California needs to grow our economy," Governor
Davis said. "We are continuing to be aggressive in bringing
low-polluting peaker plants online to meet our demand for
power."
Since 1999, the Davis Administration has approved 29
power projects, providing and additional 12,260 megawatts to
the State's electricity supplies.
The Henrietta facility, planned for a site southwest of
Lemoore, was approved unanimously by the Energy Commission.
The plant will begin selling power to the Department of
Water Resources in August, when the Energy Commission
predicts electricity could be in high demand. The Henrietta
Power Plant will be built north of Path 15 to help offset
the constricted flow of electricity between the northern and
southern parts of the State.
GWF Energy, LLC proposes to build the Henrietta Peaker
Power Plant Project on a seven-acre site adjacent to the
PG&E Henrietta substation. The location reduces land use
impacts. GWF will mitigate what impacts there are by
preserving agricultural land that will also serve as
wildlife habitat. Two natural gas-fired turbines will power
the $84-million simple-cycle generating facility, using a
minimal amount of water. The plant will have
state-of-the-art air pollution controls to minimize
emissions. GWF Energy will also provide offsets greater than
the project's emissions, resulting in a regional air quality
benefit.
The project also consists of a 70-kilovolt switchyard,
550 feet of new transmission line and 2.2-miles of new
natural gas pipeline. The plant was certified when the
Energy Commission voted that the project complies with the
California Environmental Quality Act, along with the local,
state and federal laws and regulations.
Construction is expected to begin immediately and should
take five months.
More information on the Henrietta Power Project is
available on the Energy Commission's web site at:
http://www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/henrietta/
Information about recently approved power plants is also
available on the Energy Commission web site at:
www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/approved.html
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