Governor Gray Davis has identified a goal of bringing 1,000 megawatts of new power plants to meet the electricity needs during peak demand periods. Typically these are simple-cycle power plants that can be constructed in a relatively small area, do not require water supplies for cooling, and can readily be connected to the existing transmission and natural gas system.

The Governor directed the Energy Commission to use its emergency power plant permitting authority under Public Resources Code 25705 to permit new peaking and renewable power plants that can be online by September 30, 2001. Emergency power plant projects permitted under this process are exempt from requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act.

• Power Plant Status Chart


• Map Showing Peaker Plants Locations
  Updated: April 3, 2006

For more about Peaker Projects contact:

Roger E. Johnson
Energy Facilities Siting and
Environmental Protection Division
California Energy Commission
1516 Ninth Street, MS-3000
Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: 1-888-871-9673 (toll free in California)
or 916-654-5100

E-mail: peakers@energy.state.ca.us