- Project Owner
- AltaGas Blythe Energy
- Docket Number
- 99-AFC-08C
- Capacity
- 520 MW
- Location
- Riverside County
- Technology
- Combined Cycle
- Project Status
- Operational (Natural Gas-Fired)
- Project Type
- Application for Certification
The Blythe Energy Project (BEP) is located in the city of Blythe, eastern Riverside County, approximately 5 miles from downtown Blythe.
The BEP is a nominal 520-megawatt combined-cycle, natural gas-fired facility consisting of two combustion turbine generators, Units 1 and 2. The project incorporates selective catalytic reduction to reduce project emissions. Associated facilities include a 600-foot, 160/230 kilovolt electric overhead transmission line that interconnects to Western Area Power Administration’s (Western) existing Blythe Substation; a 0.8-mile natural gas fuel supply line that connects with the SoCal Gas Pipeline and an 11.5-mile natural gas fuel supply line that connects with the El Paso Gas Facility in Ehrenberg, Arizona; and onsite water supply wells and wastewater evaporation ponds. The BEP is directly connected to the Buck Boulevard Substation, owned by Western, which in turn is connected to the Blythe Substation and the Southern California Edison Company transmission system via the Metropolitan Water District’s Julian Hinds Substation.
In October 2006, the project was modified to include a 67-mile 230-kV generation intertie transmission line that allows BEP to deliver the full BEP electrical output to the California Independent System Operator-controlled electrical transmission system. The transmission line began operation on April 1, 2010.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is responsible for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance for BEP. The federal agency has control over portions of the existing BEP transmission system and a portion of the proposed right-of-way for the transmission lines.
- Modification of Condition AQ-T15 TN 230799 Submitted 11/20/2019
- Modification of Condition of Certification AQ-T7 and Removal of Condition AQ-T7a TN 222105 Submitted 01/08/2018 (Order No. 17-1213-01c)
- Reduction of PM10 and SOx Emissions TN 211858 Submitted 06/17/2016 (Order No. 16-0614-03)
- Modification of Air Quality Conditions of Certification TN 210765 Submitted 03/17/2016 (Order No. 05-0330-03)
- Reduction of Allowable Annual NOx, CO, and PM10 Emissions TN 205374 Submitted 07/16/2015 (Order No. 15-0708-04)
- Turndown Upgrades TN 203503 Submitted /17/2014
- Change of Operational Control to AltaGas Blythe Operations, Inc. TN 200125 Submitted 08/08/2013 (Order No. 13-0710-01g)
- Transfer of Operational Control to NextEra Energy Operating Services TN 62745 Submitted 11/03/2011 (Order No. 11-1102-03)
- Spare Transformer Installation on Project Site TN 58776 Submitted 10/13/2010
- Verification Change to WORKER SAFETY-2 TN 49977 Submitted 04/09/2009
- Addition of 67.4-mile Transmission Line TN 38159 Submitted 10/11/2006 (Order No. 06-1011-04)
- Modification of Requirements Related to PM 10 Emissions TN 27171 Submitted 10/23/2002 (Order No. 02-1023-01e)
- Addition of 66-acre Area for Deposit of Excess Sediments TN 26505 Submitted 08/14/2002 (Order No. 02-0814-01e)
- Minor Route Realignment and Relocated Connection Not in Docket Submitted 06/29/2007
- Addition of 10 Acres to the Project Site TN 23687 Submitted 12/21/2001
- Modification of Condition of Certification AQ-17 TN 20264 Submitted 05/16/2001
Attention: Non-hypertext items above will need to be requested from the Compliance Project Manager, along with the document TN number, if provided above.
Blythe Transmission Line Modification
Docket Numbers: 99-AFC-08 and 99-AFC-08C
Compliance Proceeding
- Submit e-Comment
- Docket Log (99-AFC-08C)
Original Proceeding
Amendments
- Addition of Gas Insulated Substation TN 59817 Submitted 02/28/2011
- Conversion of Buck Blvd Substation to 230 kV TN 55647 Submitted 02/17/2010
- Replacing 34 Single-Circuit Poles Already Installed with Double-Circuit Poles TN 52557 Submitted 07/14/2009
- Addition of Guy Wires for Structure Support TN 49978 Submitted 12/10/2008
- Realignment of Transmission Poles TN 48499 Submitted 09/25/2008
- Route and Pole Location Changes and New Switchyard Interconnection TN 41579 Submitted 07/17/2007
- Addition of 67.4-mile Transmission Line TN 38159 Submitted 10/11/2006 (Order No. 06-1011-04)
Attention: Non-hypertext items above will need to be requested from the Compliance Project Manager, along with the document TN number, if provided above.
Power Plant Certification and Exemption Processes
The CEC has the exclusive authority to certify all thermal power plants 50 megawatts (MW) and larger and related facilities proposed for construction in California. The Application for Certification (AFC) process is a certified regulatory program under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). As a certified regulatory program, the CEC does not prepare environmental impact reports (EIRs) in an AFC proceeding, but instead prepares environmental assessment documents that are functionally equivalent to EIRs. A certificate issued by the CEC is in lieu of any permit, certificate, or similar document otherwise required by any state, local or regional agency, or federal agency to the extent permitted by federal law, and supersedes any applicable statute, ordinance, or regulation of any state, local, or regional agency, or federal agency to the extent permitted by federal law.
Original Proceeding
e-Commenting has been closed. Please submit your comments in compliance proceeding above.
Contacts
Project Manager
Ashley Gutierrez
CME@energy.ca.gov
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916-839-0400
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