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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Due to power plant retirements, California PUC may reject power line app

Due to power plant retirements, California PUC may reject power line app
4/21/2015
by Barry Cassell

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on April 20 issued a Proposed Decision that would deny without prejudice Southern California Edison's (SCE) request to construct the Coolwater-Lugo Transmission Project (CLTP).
Administrative Law Judge Irene Moosen's Proposed Decision, which will be up for review at the commission's May 21 meeting, dismisses the application of SCE for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) without prejudice. This recommended action is because the current proposed project cannot be evaluated without new studies that take into consideration: significant changes to transmission grid conditions along the project route that have occurred since the project was proposed, and comprehensive new analyses to identify any residual need for transmission system upgrades in the area.
The Proposed Decision cites comments from the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) that the need for the project to interconnect the Mojave Solar Project no longer exists due to the retirement of several power plants in the project area. The Proposed Decision also responds to the notification by NRG California South LP that its Coolwater Generating Station was permanently retired as of January 2015. This facility was a 636-MW gas-fired plant located in Daggett, Calif. NRG California is a unit of NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG).

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