State Energy Commission Certifies Power Plant Near Newhall
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SACRAMENTO — The state Energy Commission announced Friday that it has certified that there would be no significant harm to the environment from operation of a 98.9 megawatt cogeneration power plant near Newhall.
The action clears the way for Applied Energy Services Inc. of Los Angeles to seek permits from Los Angeles County and other local agencies to operate the proposed Placerita facility.
The plant would produce electricity for sale to Southern California Edison and steam for thermally enhanced oil recovery in the surrounding oil fields, the commission said.
It is estimated that 3,000 barrels of oil a day can be extracted through use of the steam.
“It is one of the first major cogeneration facilities to be sited in the vast Los Angeles Basin using state-of-the-art technology to reduce air pollutants,” said Commissioner Geoffrey Commons. “The facility will be 20 times cleaner than some utility-owned gas-fired generation facilities.”
Construction of the plant is scheduled to begin next summer and it should begin providing power two years later.
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