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For immediate release: May 12, 2001
Media Contact: Rob Schlichting * (916) 654-4989 ENERGY COMMISSION SCHEDULES HEARING, TOUR OF PROPOSED POWER PLANT SITE IN CHINO Sacramento -- The California Energy Commission has scheduled a hearing and site tour for members of the public and other parties interested in learning about a 180-megawatt summer reliability generation facility proposed for construction this summer on the grounds of the California Institution for Men in Chino. The Pegasus Project in San Bernardino County is being proposed by Pegasus Power Partners, LLC, part of Delta Power Company LLC. The simple cycle peaking facility would consist of four 45-megawatt natural gas-fired turbines equipped with state-of-the-art air pollution control features. Three of the four units would be producing power by September 30, 2001, with the fourth unit coming on-line by March 31, 2002. All four units are being considered under the Energy Commission's emergency process, which should take approximately 21 days to complete. www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/peakers/chino/documents A site tour and informational hearing was held on the project on Wednesday, May 16, 2001. Site Visit Assemble at 5:30 p.m. Chino City Hall 13220 Central Avenue Chino, California Sacramento, CA (Bus transportation will be provided to proposed site.) Informational Hearing Beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m., following the site visit. Chino City Hall 13220 Central Avenue Chino, California Sacramento, CA (Wheelchair Accessible) Landowners, members of the general public and interested agencies are encouraged to participate in the site visit and the informational hearing on the licensing of the proposed Pegasus project. Since this site visit will be conducted inside the California Institute for Men, waivers and special restrictions on dress may be required of those taking the tour. Please consult the Energy Commission's Public Advisor, Roberta Mendonca, no later than May 14, 2001, for details before signing up. Her office can be contacted by e-mail at . Her office can also assist interested individuals and organizations and provide information on participating in the Commission's emergency siting process. For information about proposed projects in Southern California, call (800) 273-4459. Typically, peakers are simple-cycle power plants that can be constructed in a relatively small area and can be readily connected to existing transmission and natural-gas systems. For the Pegasus Project, these systems already exist nearby because of a 27-megawatt cogeneration power plant that operates at the California Institution for Men. The Pegasus Project applied to the Energy Commission's emergency siting process to meet this summer'selectricity needs. The goal of the emergency process is to license power plants that can be on-line by September 30, 2001, without sacrificing the public's health or safety or California's environment. The Commission's Public Adviser, Roberta Mendonca, can assist interested individuals and organizations and provide information on participating in the Commission's emergency siting process. Persons may contact Ms. Mendonca by e-mail at . For information regarding proposed projects in Northern California, call (877) 602-4747. For information about projects proposed in Southern California, call (800) 273-4459. Information about the proposed project is available on the Energy Commission's Web Site at: www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/peakers # # #
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