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Riverside Energy Resource Center On April 29, 2004, Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) filed an application for a Small Power Plant Exemption (SPPE). RPU is seeking an exemption from the California Energy Commission's licensing requirements. If an exemption is granted, the applicant would need to secure the appropriate licenses and permits for the project from various local, state and federal agencies. RPU proposes to build and operate a nominal 96 megawatt (MW) simple-cycle power plant on a 12-acre fenced site within the City of Riverside, California. This proposed facility is referred to as the Riverside Energy Resource Center (RERC) Project. RPU would develop, build, own and operate the facility. The proposed site is owned by the City of Riverside and is adjacent to the City's Waste Water Treatment Plant in a light industrial/manufacturing area. The Waste Water Treatment Plant is located on the west side of the Project and includes a 3.3 MW cogeneration facility. The cogeneration plant at the Waste Water Treatment Plant would be the source of power to black start the RERC plant. The two facilities would be cross-tied for both electrical power and compressed air. The power plant and associated administration building and warehouse would occupy approximately 8 of the 12 acres with the additional 4 acres reserved for equipment storage and construction parking. The power plant and associated administration building and warehouse would occupy approximately 8 of the 12 acres with the additional 4 acres reserved for equipment storage and construction parking. The plant would consist of two General Electric LM6000 PC SPRINT NxGen combustion turbine generators equipped with inlet air chiller coils, exhaust ducting, flue gas treatment system to meet the proposed air emission limits, a common chiller package with cooling tower, gas compressor equipment, water storage and treatment facilities, emission monitoring system, zero liquid discharge (ZLD) wastewater treatment system and electrical transmission and interconnection system and associated auxiliary systems and equipment. The proposed project would include the construction of approximately 1.75 miles of new double circuit 69kV transmission line interconnecting RERC to the Mountain View and Riverside substations. Natural gas fuel would be supplied to RERC from a Sempra transmission line that passes next to the northeast corner of the site boundary. A short (~140') natural gas service line would be constructed to connect from the existing Sempra transmission pipeline to the onsite meter station. Potable water for sanitary use would come directly from the City's general water supply. The adjacent WWTP would supply reclaimed water for plant process and cooling water. The RERC would utilize a Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) system that would eliminate the need to discharge process wastewater to the WWTP.
James W. Reede, Jr., Ed.D |
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