From the Email InBOX: AES POWER PLANT

Gramps & Grumps,

Found a NOTICE on my door about the power plant. A group called People of Action (concerned citizens of Grand Terrace, Highgrove, and Riverside are behind the NOTICE. Here is their website: Citizens Against The Power Plant Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ]

If you go to the above link you will find this additional information:

The Petition Being Sent And the ISSUES:

-We are concerned citizens of Grand Terrace, Highgrove, Riverside and Colton who are against the AES Highgrove Power Plant.

- Impact zone includes Grand Terrace, Highgrove, Riverside City and County, and Colton.

- The plant will emit fine particles of PM2.5 air pollutants which are associated with lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, asthma attacks, bronchitis, wheezing, coughs, adverse health impacts, increased mortality, reduction in lung capacity, and increased hospitalizations (U.S. EPA, 4/1996)

- Power plant will produce more than half a million pounds of pollutants per year. (Source: AES AFC 2006/2007)

- Power plant will be built across the street from new High School in Grand Terrace. The property line of the school and plant will be as close as 75 feet!

Petition sponsor
People of Action Contact:
Roxanne Williams
Email: sciencesister@gmail.com

Links

http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/

http://www.colton.k12.ca.us/

http://www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/highgrove/index.html


Docket Number: 06-AFC-2(Application For Certification)
Committee Overseeing This Case:
Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, ChairmanPresidint Member
Jeffrey Byron, CommissionerAssociate Member
Hearing Officer: Paul Kramer
Key Dates

XXXX - Project on line and producing electricity.
XXXX - Energy Commission rejects / approves project and issues license.
XXXX - Presiding Member's Proposed Decision is released.
XXXX - Final Staff Assessment is released.
XXXX - Preliminary Staff Assessment is released.
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July 19, 2006 - Commission accepts Application for Certification (AFC) as complete.
May 25, 2006 - Application for Certification (AFC) filed with California Energy Commission
General Description of Project

The AES Highgrove Project is a proposed 300-megawatt (MW) peaking power plant facility consisting of three natural-gas-fired turbines and associated equipment. The facility will be located at 12700 Taylor Street, in an industrially zoned area in the City of Grand Terrace, San Bernardino County, on the site of a power plant formerly owned by Southern California Edison (SCE). The project will consist of demolition of the old plant and constructing the new Highgrove facility on property that was once used by the former generating station for fuel oil storage.
Energy Commission Facility Certification Process

The Energy Commission's facility certifications process carefully examines public health and safety, environmental impacts and engineering aspects of proposed power plants and all related facilities such as electric transmission lines, natural gas pipelines, etc. The Energy Commission's responsibilities and similar to those of a lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CECA). Because the project will interconnect with Western's high voltage transmission line, the review will be completed jointly with Western, the federal lead agency for project.

For More Information, Please Contact:
Robert Worl
Project Manager
California Energy Commission
1516 Ninth Street, MS-15
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-651-8853
E-mail: rworl@energy.state.ca.us

For Questions About Participation In Siting Cases Contact:
Margret J. Kim
Public Adviser
California Energy Commission
1516 Ninth Street, MS-12
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-654-4489
Toll-Free in California: 1-800-822-6228
E-mail: PAO@energy.state.ca.us

News Media Please Contact:
Claudia Chandler
Assistant Executive Director
Media & Public Communications Office
Phone: 916-654-4989
E-mail: mediaoffice@energy.state.ca.us

Documents are available at:

http://www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/highgrove/documents/index.html

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Figures and Maps
None at this time.

Commission's Documents
Status Report #3 Date online: February 22, 2007. (PDF. 5 pgs. 49.2 kb.)
Status Report #2 Date online: February 21, 2007. (PDF. 3 pgs. 30.5 kb.)
Status Report #1 Date online: November 6, 2006. (PDF. 4 pgs. 40 kb.)
California Energy Commission Data Requests Date online: October 6, 2006. (PDF. 31 pgs. 104 kb.)
Transcript for the Public Informational Hearing and Site Visit on September 19, 2006. Date online: September 29, 2006. (PDF. 73 pgs. 150 kb.)
Sari Brine Line Truck Route Date online: September 27 , 2006. (PDF. 1 pg. 36 kb.)
The Issues Identification Report has been released by the Energy Commission's Facility Siting Division. Date online: September 13 , 2006. (PDF. 14 pgs. 80 kb.)
The California Energy Commission appoints a Committee to preside over AES Highgrove, LLC Application for Certification proceedings consisting of Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, Chairman, as Presiding Member and Jeffrey Byron, Commissioner, as Associate Member. Date online: July 24, 2006. (PDF. 1 pg. 20 kb.)
Data Adequacy Recommendation Date online: June 23, 2006. (PDF. 65 pgs. 940 kb.)

Applicant's Documents
AES Highgrove Project (06-AFC-2) Informal Data Response, Set 1A Date Online: January 17, 2007. (PDF. 64 pgs. 3.91 mb.)
AES Highgrove Project (06-AFC-2) Data Response, Set 1A Date online: December 13, 2006. (PDF. 107 pgs. 4.39 mb.)
AES Highgrove Project (06-AFC-2) Data Response, Set 1B Date online: December 13, 2006. (PDF. 228 pgs. 7.35 mb.)
Application For Certification, filed May 25, 2006. (Acrobat PDF files)

Intervenors' and Others' Documents
CARE Petition to intervene. Date online: September 26, 2006. (PDF. 7 pg. 48 kb.)