- Docket Number
- 07-AFC-03
- Capacity
- 850 MW
- Location
- Riverside County
- Technology
- Simple Cycle
- Project Status
- Operational (Natural Gas-Fired)
- Project Type
- Application for Certification
The Sentinel Energy Center (SEC) is located within unincorporated Riverside County.
SEC is a nominally rated 850-megawatt natural gas-fired, simple-cycle facility consisting of eight natural gas-fired General Electric LMS100 combustion turbine generators, selective catalytic reduction and carbon monoxide equipment, and a zero liquid discharge system. Other facilities within the project are a 3,200ft-long potable water supply line, a 0.75-acre stormwater retention basin, and five on-site water supply wells. A 2.6-mile-long natural gas pipeline starting from the existing Wildflower Indigo Energy Facility to the plant is also part of the project.
SEC supplies quick-start peaking capacity, energy, and ancillary services into the California Independent System Operator's Los Angeles Basin Local Capacity Requirement (LCR) Area. The LCR area needs additional peaking capacity to meet resource adequacy requirements and ensure grid reliability. SEC’s capacity, energy, and ancillary services are sold under long-term contract to one or more load serving entities and has a power purchase agreement with Southern California Edison for five of the units.
- Order Approving the Addition of Black Start Capability to the Facility, TN 254112, 01/25/2024, Order No. 24-0124-03e, Commission approval to modify the general arrangement of the project components within the project site.
- Staff Approved Project Modification to Move Construction Laydown Area, TN 60030, 03/17/2011, Staff approval to move construction laydown area from approved location approximately 50 feet to the west.
- Staff Approved Project Modification to add 5-Acre for Construction Parking, TN 61991, 08/22/2011, Staff approval for additional 5-acre parcel for construction parking.
- Approval of Request to Modify Construction Parking Area, TN 62103, 9/21/2011, Staff approval to modify the construction parking area.
- Order Approving Modification to General Arrangement, TN 62307, 11/07/2011, Order No. 11-0921-01h, Commission approval to modify the general arrangement of the project components within the project site.
- Staff Approval to Construct Maintenance Building, Not in Docket, 11/04/2013, Staff Approval of construction of the maintenance building as proposed.
- Staff Approval to Install Flagpole, Not in Docket, 02/16/2018, Staff Approval of installation of a memorial flagpole.
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
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Ashley Gutierrez
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