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Why the Peaker Will be our Neighbor. Peaker is a Squeaker at City Council -----Welcome to the Wonderful World of Electricity ----
To all with questions about what happened at the Peaker
hearing:
by Larry & Shirley Godwin - Saviers Road Design Team
A number of people have asked us for more information about what
happened at the Coastal Commission hearing. I'll give it a try based
on my personal notes from this hearing and previous hearings and
meetings.
Shirley
First, the City of Oxnard made an excellent presentation on why the
Edison appeal should be denied and the Peaker not approved. In fact,
all the speakers in opposition were outstanding.
The vote was 7 to 4 to approve. The 4 Coastal Commissioners who voted
"no" went against Coastal Commission staff who said there were no
grounds for denial under the policies of the Coastal Act. The
Commissioners were told by staff that they could not consider
environmental justice, AB 32 global warming emission issues, or even
need. They could only consider ocean rise in a minor way by requiring
berming around the facility. Commissioners were told that ground areas
that would be disturbed or damaged by the construction and contained
environmentally sensitive habitat (ESHA) could not be considered ESHA
because they also contained some non-native plants like ice plant. The
land could not be considered ESHA until Edison removed the ice plant.
Commissioner Wan vigorously argued against that reasoning and was one
of the "no" votes.
The Coastal Act was implemented in 1976 and has not been amended to
address current issues like environmental justice, AB 32, ocean rise,
or need. Interestingly, this is the first power plant to be approved
in the coastal zone since 1976.
The other big issue is that Oxnard's Local Coastal Plan has not been
updated to tighten the language that the City's intent is to not
allow non-coastal dependent energy facilities in the coastal zone.
Actually, the City of Oxnard (and the residents) probably lost back in
November 2006. That is when Edison officials quietly met with 30 City
staff members and convinced them that the Peaker was a minor project
that did not need a full EIR. One of the Commissioners brought this up
at the hearing.
Another issue was the letter, on the Mayor's letterhead and signed by
Mayor Holden, offering to negotiate with Edison. In this otherwise
good letter in opposition, that was submitted to the Coastal
Commission prior to the August 2008 Commission meeting, there was the
offer to discuss mitigations with Edison.
At this past week's Commission hearing, Commissioner Burke reminded
Edison of the earlier discussion of mitigation money if the Peaker was
approved. Commissioner Burke then got Edison officials to agree to pay
$500,000 if the Peaker was approved to be used for public access
trails in 10 acres of Edison property east of Harbor Blvd.
One of the Edison officials said something very significant when
questioned about what would happen to the Peaker when the old Reliant
plant went away. He said that the Peaker would then service a
replacement power plant. We have heard rumors from the beginning that
the real reason Edison wanted this particular site for a Peaker was
that Edison wanted to build a new full size power plant at Mandalay
when the Reliant plant was decommissioned. But Edison obviously had to
get their "foot-in-the-door" to have a precedent and right to build on
this site.
In February 2000, the Coastal Conservancy Board authorized the
purchase, for preservation, of the land that would become the Peaker
site, but Edison has not been willing to sell.
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S C E Edison info on Corporate Website
(.html) • • See the Edison Brochure on the Project (.pdf file ) • • See the Letter from the Oxnard City Council (.pdf file ) • • Second Letter from the Oxnard City Council (.pdf file) •••• Some History . . . ---- March 7, 2008 ----- Saul Medina's Opinion ---- June 13, 2007 ---- Item Under "Old Business" - Oxnard Shores 03.15.07 --- ---- May 21, 2007 --- Pacific Coast Bus. Times - Aug 3, 2008 --- ---- Acoustical Analysis - Nov. 2006 --- Global Swarming --- ---- Mandalay Shores - (see pg. 4) --- Do It Yourself --- ---- OOPS !!! --- C.I. Harbor AUG 9, 2007 -- VC Reporter 2/07 --- ---- 2001-2002 Completed Projects --- ACMD 2007 ---  |
The New FIVE Points
Presumably the New Five Points Highlight and tribute to the city of Oxnard will be a CVS Pharmacy - be thankful it is not another mobile phone store as with the corner of Wooley & C Street....
Photo by Warren Smith, Oxnard, Calif.
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Myths vs. Facts
Myth #2: The
peaker does not provide any energy benefits to the City of Fact: The McGrath Peaker will be connected to the local distribution
system. Building
the peaker next to the Mandalay Generating Station provides important
local energy benefits to the City of
Fact: The existing peaker, on property not owned by Myth #14:
We don’t need another peaker, SCE should build clean renewable
energy such as wind and solar instead. Fact: In order to increase the amount of renewable energy on the electric system, quick start, quick ramping peakers are needed. SCE estimates that 2,000-3,000 MW of additional peakers must be installed to meet the state’s 33%-50% renewable energy goal.
Fact: The
current project is at the best location for the lowest customer cost.
A competitive process would not yield a better outcome.
It would only delay the construction of a needed emergency
project and increase the cost to customers. Delay would result in the
continued risk of a prolonged black out to local residents. Myth #16:
Construction of the peaker will increase the likelihood that an Fact: The peaker does not use enough gas to attract or support an
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PROPOSED EDISON PEAKER POWER PLANT IN OXNARDCALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION HEARING THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION WILL BE MEETING IN OXNARD April 8th, 9th & 10th 2009Oxnard Performing Arts Center WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009Item # 26 MCGRATH PEAKER PLANT
PROJECT FIELD TRIP.
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009Item # Th3 9:00am SEA LEVEL RISE WORKSHOP Item # Th15 b COASTAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS..Appeal No. A-4-OXN-07-096 (Southern California Edison, Oxnard) Appeal by Southern California Edison from decision of City of Oxnard denying permit to construct and operate a 45 megawatt "peaker" power plant, at 251 N. Harbor Blvd., Oxnard, Ventura County. (CT-SF) [This is the last item on the agenda and will likely be heard in the afternoon. Times are approximate depending on the length of the other hearing items.] SEE THE COASTAL COMMISSION WEBSITE FOR THE MEETING AGENDA AND THE STAFF REPORT: www.coastal.ca.gov click on public meetingsEMAIL COMMENTS TO: CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION, ATTN: Cassidy Teufel cteufel@coastal.ca.gov Written materials received by the Commission staff no later than Monday, March 30 will be forwarded to the Commissioners before the meeting. Materials received after March 30 but by April 3 will be given to the Commissioners at the Coastal Commission meeting.In the upper right hand corner of the first page of your correspondence identify the agenda number (Th15 b), appeal number (A-4-OXN-07-096) and your name and your position in favor or opposition to the project. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE COASTAL COMMISSION'S ENERGY AND OCEAN RESOURCES UNIT AT (415) 904-5240 The Oxnard Planning Commission and the Oxnard City Council both denied the Southern California Edison Peaker plant project that is proposed next to the Reliant power plant at (McGrath) Mandalay Beach in Oxnard. The Peaker does not need seawater for cooling and does not need to be on the coast in the Coastal Zone. The City of Oxnard's position is that the Oxnard Local Coastal Plan does not allow non-coastal dependent energy facilities in the Coastal Zone. EDISON APPEALED THAT DECISION TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION. THE COASTAL COMMISSION STAFF REPORT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PEAKER. HOWEVER, IT IS THE COASTAL COMMISSIONERS WHO WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION AT THE COASTAL COMMISSION MEETING. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-b. Appeal No. A-4-OXN-07-096 (Southern California Edison, Oxnard) Appeal by Southern California Edison from decision of City of Oxnard denying permit to construct and operate a 45 megawatt "peaker" power plant, at 251 N. Harbor Blvd., Oxnard, Ventura County. (CT-SF)
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MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2009
PUERTO NUEVO RESTAURANT
3600 SAVIERS ROAD
6:30pm to 8:30pm
AGENDA
1. 6:30pm Announcements
2. 6:45pm Discussion of this week's meetings (No
Oxnard City Council meeting this week)
a. Tuesday, March 31, 6:30-8:00pm, Centro Mujer, 4225 Saviers
Rd. Suite 2 - All opposed to the Edison Peaker Power Plant in
Oxnard are invited to a planning meeting to organize for the
April 9 Coastal Commission hearing on the project
b. Wednesday, April 1, 7:00pm, INCF, presentations: City Corps,
Boy Scouts, United Water Conservation District - public invited
or watch live on local Ch 10
c. Thursday, March 19, 7:00pm Oxnard Planning Commission
meeting, City Council Chambers Item F-1 Request to change
off-site beer and wine permit to general alcohol sales at Saviers Market, 3280 Saviers Road
3. 7:15pm Preparation for SAVIERS ROAD DESIGN TEAM BOOTH AT
OXNARD'S EARTH DAY CELEBRATION, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 11AM TO 3PM,
WITH SET UP BY 10AM. WE WILL HAVE DISPLAYS HIGHLIGHTING THE
VALUE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL COAST. Plan to join us for all or part of
the day. OXNARD'S PLAZA PARK, DOWNTOWN AT 500 S. C ST.
4. 8:00pm Open discussion of other items of interest
5. 8:30pm Adjournment
NEXT MEETING
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