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California’s Expedited Power Plant Permitting Processes Roger Johnson Siting Office Manager. California Energy Commission March 15, 2001. Topics. Governor declares energy emergency Governor’s Executive Orders Expedited Permitting Processes Emergency Permit Review Status.
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California’s Expedited Power PlantPermitting ProcessesRoger JohnsonSiting Office Manager California Energy Commission March 15, 2001
Topics • Governor declares energy emergency • Governor’s Executive Orders • Expedited Permitting Processes • Emergency Permit Review Status
Governor’s Executive Orders • 6 Executive Orders Issued February 8 • 1 Executive Order Issued March 7 • Focused on power plants • Planning • Siting • Permitting • Construction • Operation
Governor’s EO’sLicensing • Maintain 12-month AFC • Maintain 6-month AFC • Reestablish 4-month AFC • Establish emergency permit process • Establish 45-day amendment • Establish 7-day amendment
6-month AFC • Purpose - Expedite “clean” projects • Projects • No public health or safety concerns • Mitigated environmental impact • No significant adverse energy system impact • Comply with legal requirements • Have a contract and skilled labor • Address disproportionate impacts • Control site • Priority for “superior” projects
4-month AFC • Purpose - Peaking projects • Data adequate by Dec. 31, 2001 • On line by Aug 2002 • Projects • No public health or safety concerns • Mitigated environmental impact • No significant adverse energy system impact • Comply with legal requirements • Have a contract and skilled labor • Address disproportionate impacts • Control site
Emergency Permit • Who Qualifies? • Peaker power plant • On line by September 30, 2001 • ISO Summer Reliability Contract • 50 MW or larger • No fatal flaws
Emergency Permit • Length of CEC license • Life of project if: • contract with CDWR or CAISO • meets continuation criteria at end of contract: • meets BACT and has permanent air emission offsets • compliance with all Energy Commission conditions • site control, and • project is a permanent facility. • 3 years with option to recertify w/o contract
Emergency Permit • Purpose - Peaking projects • Fatal Flaw Analysis • No public health or safety concerns • Mitigated environmental impact • No significant adverse energy system impact • Comply with legal requirements • Have a contract and skilled labor • Address disproportionate impacts • Control site • No or minimal linear facilities • Exempt from CEQA requirements
Emergency PermittingStatus • Executive Orders D22-D27 February 8 • Process defined February 27 • Executive Order D28 March 7 • First two applications filed March 8
Emergency Power Plant Permits Under CEC Review Note: Intergen Wildflower projects were previously known as Tejas 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
More Information • Energy Commission • Roger Johnson (916) 654-5100 • Toll free Hot Line in CA (888) 871-9673 • www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/peakers • Air Resources Board • Michael Tollstrup (916) 322-6026 • www.arb.ca.gov/energy/energy.htm • Department of Water Resources • Viju Patel (916) 952-0926