Tesla Power Plant Licensing Case Compliance Proceeding

Docket Number:

01-AFC-21
(Application For Certification)

01-AFC-21C
(Compliance Proceeding)

Committee Overseeing This Case:

John L. Geesman, Commissioner
Presiding Member

Arthur H. Rosenfeld, Commissioner
Associate Member

Hearing Officer: Susan Gefter

Key Dates

August 11, 2004 - Order Denying Intervenors' Petitions for Reconsideration
June 16, 2004 - Commission Adoption Order
June 16, 2004 - Energy Commission approves project
May 13, 2004 - REVISED Presiding Member's Proposed Decision released.
February 27, 2004 - Presiding Member's Proposed Decision released.
April 8, 2003 - Final Staff Assessment released.
September 16, 2002 - Preliminary Staff Assessment released.
January 9, 2002 - Energy Commission declares Application For Certification to be "data adequate."
October 12, 2001 - Applicant files Application For Certification (AFC).

General Description of Project

On October 12, 2001, Midway Power LLC (MPLLC), a Delaware limited liability company, filed an Application for Certification for the Tesla Power Project. MPLLC is seeking approval from the Energy Commission to construct and operate the Tesla Power

The site is located on a 60-acre portion of a 160-acre parcel, Assessor parcel No. 99B-7825-1-4 Section 30, Township 2S, Range 4E, in Alameda County. The site is approximately one-half mile north of the PG&E Tesla substation. The site will be accessed by the Midway Road bordering the eastside of the parcel.

The project will be a nominal 1,120 megawatt electrical generating power plant with commercial operation planned for third quarter of 2004. The Tesla Power Project will consist of a natural gas-fired combined cycle power generator, with 0.8 miles of double-circuit 230-kilovolt transmission line connected to the Tesla PG&E substation, 24-inch 2.8 mile natural gas pipeline, and 1.7-mile water line constructed along Midway Road. The schedule for review of this project will be determined during the Data Adequacy phase of this project, which is due for completion in late November 2001.

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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