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On November 12, 2009 the Carlsbad Energy Center Project (CECP) received an approval recommendation from the California Energy Commission Staff in their Final Staff Assessment (FSA). The Staff’s endorsement marks a significant permitting milestone that will advance modernization plans for NRG’s Encina Power Station in Carlsbad. With the release of the Energy Commission’s Final Staff Assessment, this modern, lower profile power plant providing cleaner electricity generation is one step closer to approval.
According to the FSA, CEC staff concluded that the CECP “would comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, regulations and standards.” Energy Commission Staff also concluded “that significant adverse direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts would not occur, and/or can be brought to a level of less than significant.”
The CEC’s Final Staff Assessment comes on the heels of the San Diego Air Pollution Control District’s August release of their Final Determination of Compliance (FDOC), where the Air District concluded that CECP will meet all ambient air quality standards and achieve public health goals.
The California Energy Commission held evidentiary hearings in Carlsbad over four days in February 2010 where representatives of the CEC took testimony from the project applicant, experts, City of Carlsbad officials and members of the public. The testimony and information provided at these hearings will assist the CEC in the preparation of the Presiding Member's Proposed Decision (PMPD) which is the next project permitting milestone. The PMPD is due in Fall 2010. Following the release of the PMPD and after a brief comment period that follows the CEC will hold a public meeting in Sacramento and render a decision on the permit application.
CEC Approved Project Renderings
There has been a great deal of misinformation circulating throughout the community about the effort to replace the aging Encina Power Station with a more efficient and cleaner-operating facility. In an effort to clear up the confusion and to provide factual information on the Carlsbad Energy Center Project, we have put together a Fact Fiction Information Sheet for your convenience. Additionally, a recent City mailer mischaracterized the actual size of the proposed project. Below is an accurate rendering of the proposed project as prescribed under the rules and regulations of the CEC.
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