Forty Megawatt Peaker Power Plant Plot Plan Review
Summary
SCH Number
2001081097
Lead Agency
City of Riverside
Document Title
Forty Megawatt Peaker Power Plant Plot Plan Review
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Electrical Substation/O-O-SP- Official and Specific Plan (Sycamore Canyon Business Park) Combining Zones/IBP- Industrial Business Park
Document Description
The City of Riverside proposes to construct four ten-megawatt gas turbine generators to be used in conjunction with the existing power generating and transmission system. The turbines will function as a single unit to provide temporary power generation during times of peak electrical demand. The total anticipated operation time for the "peaker plant" is 1,600 hours per year, with most of the use occurring during the summer months, when power demand is at its highest. Each turbine, including support structures, is approximately 22-feet-high and approximately 115-feet-long, including a selective catalytic reduction system, which utilizes ammonia and a catalyst to reduce exhaust emissions. The exhaust stacks for each unit will be approximately 62-feet-high. The project requires a variance to allow 62-foot-high exhaust stacks where structures are limited to 45 feet in the O-Official Zone. The height is necessary to allow the project to meet air quality standards and is lower than the height of other nearby electrical transmission structures in the area. On this basis, staff is supportive of the variances.
Contact Information
Name
Joel Belding
Agency Name
City of Riverside Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Riverside
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
Eastridge Avenue
Total Acres
2.6
Parcel #
263-070-025
State Highways
I-215
Railways
A.T. and S.F.
Airports
March Air Reserve Base
Township
3S
Range
4W
Section
4
Base
SB
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, Department of Toxic Substances Control
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Development Types
Power:Other Power Type (Natural Gas Turbine)(Megawatts 40 MW)
Local Actions
Power Plant
Project Issues
Air Quality, Hazards & Hazardous Materials
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