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High Desert Power Plant Project
Docket Number:
97-AFC-1C (C1)
(Complaint Proceeding)
97-AFC-1C
(Compliance Proceeding)
97-AFC-1
(Application For Certification)
Committee Overseeing This Case:
Robert A. Laurie, Commissioner
Presiding Member
William J. Keese, Chairman
Associate Member
Hearing Officer: Stanley Valkosky
Key Dates
- November 9, 2001 - Chairman of Commission issues Notice of Complaint Proceeding.
- May 3, 2000 - Commission Approves High Desert Plant.
- January 21, 1999 - Staff file Staff Assessment.
- October 1, 1998 - Mojave Desert AQMD will file Revised Preliminary Determination of Compliance.
- September 24, 1998 - Staff will file Revised Preliminary Staff Assessment.
- July 8, 1998 - Applicant notified Energy Commission that it would no longer pursue simple cycle project configuration.
- June 20, 1998 - Mojave Desert AQMD filed Preliminary Determination of Compliance.
- May 15, 1998 - Staff file draft Preliminary Staff Assessment.
- December 3, 1997 - AFC deemed adequate.
- June 30, 1997 - Application For Certification (AFC) filed.
General Description of Project
On March 5, 1997 the High Desert Power Project, Limited Liability Company (LLC) received an exemption from filing a Notice of Intention (Docket 97-SIT-1), which allowed the applicant to file an Application for Certification (AFC) for the project. On June 30, 1997, the applicant filed an AFC with the Energy Commission to construct and operate the High Desert Power Project (Docket 97-AFC-1). The project's co-sponsors are Constellation Power Development Baltimore, Maryland, and Inland Energy of Newport Beach, California. The applicant proposes to develop a 680 to 720 megawatt natural gas-fired merchant power plant on a 25 acre site on a portion of the Southern California International Airport (SCIA), formerly George Air Force Base, located within the northwest corner of the city of Victorville. More information about the project is contained in our Project Fact Sheet.
Project Status
The Commission approved the Application for Certification on May 3, 2000. The project is currently under construction.
An on-line calendar gives the schedule of various dates for the High Desert Project.
Energy Commission Facility Certification Process
The Energy Commission is the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has a certified regulatory program under CEQA. Under its certified program, the Energy Commission is exempt from having to prepare an environmental impact report. Its certified program, however, does require environmental analysis of the project, including an analysis of alternatives and mitigation measures to minimize any significant adverse effect the project may have on the environment.
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Steve Munro
Compliance Project Manager
Siting, Transmission and Environmental Protection Division
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Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-654-3936
E-mail: Smunro@energy.state.ca.us
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