Tosco Martinez

The Tosco Martinez project is an 88-megawatt combined-cycle cogeneration facility located at the Avon Refinery, now called the Golden Eagle Refinery. The project was granted a Small Power Plant Exemption by the CEC on November 29, 1983, and began commercial operation on August 1, 1987.

Docket Number: 83-SPPE-01
Capacity: 88 MW
Location: Avon Refinery, now called the Golden Eagle Refinery
Technology: Cogeneration
Project Status: Exempted
Project Type: Small Power Plant Exemption

Small Power Plant Exemption

The CEC Small Power Plant Exemption (SPPE) process allows applicants proposing thermal power plants between 50 and 100 MW to obtain an exemption from the CEC’s jurisdiction and proceed with local permitting rather than requiring CEC certification. The CEC can grant an exemption if it finds that the proposed facility will not create a substantial adverse impact on the environment or energy resources. These facilities were exempted from the CEC’s jurisdiction.