Application for certification for the San Francisco Electric Reliability Project

2005·38.7 MB·English

by  California Energy Commission

Application for Certification for
San Francisco Electric Reliability Project
Presented to
California Energy Commission
Sacramento, California
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Applicant:
City and County of San Francisco
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San Francisco public utilities Commission
1155MarketSt., 11thFloor,SanFrancisco,CA94103•Tel.[phone]•Fax[phone] •TTY(415)554.3488
March24, 2005
Mr. RobertTherkelsen
Executive Director
California Energy Commission
1516 Ninth Street
Sacramento, California 95814 /
The^etty and County ofSan Francisco (the "City") hereby submits this Supplement to the
Application for Certification(AFC),for the SanFrancisco Electric Reliability Project (SFERP),
Docket No 04-AFC-01, which was originally filed withthe California Energy Commission on
March 18, 2004. The Supplement to the AFC for the SFERP has been prepared by the City for
the relocationofthe project to a4-acre site ofCity owned land, located near the San Francisco Bay
inthe Potrero District ofSan Francisco.
The SFERP will consist ofa nominal 145-megawatt (MW) simple-cycle plant, using three natural
gas-fired, General Electric LM 6000 gas turbines and associated infrastructure. The project will
employhigh efficiency combustion turbine technology and selective catalytic reduction to minimize
facility emissions. The projectwill use recycled water from anonsite treatmentplant.
Construction and operationofthe SFERP will facilitate the retirement ofexisting unreliable and
highly-polluting in-City generationwhile maintaining the reliability ofthe electric system. Prior
to the construction ofthe SFERP, completion ofthe Jefferson-Martin transmissionproject, and a
number ofadditional transmissionprojects that are currently either complete or inprogress, will
provide for closure ofthe Hunters Point Power Plant. In addition, the California Independent
System Operator has confirmed that construction ofthe SFERP, in combinationwith the
constructionofa number ofplanned transmissionprojects and the construction ofa small generating
facility at the San Francisco International Airport, will provide fortherelease ofunits at the Potrero
Power Plant fromthe applicable Reliability-Must-Run (RMR) agreement. Release from theRMR
agreement will eliminate a significant source ofrevenue for continued operationofthe units and will
allow Mirant Potrero, LLC to shutdownthe units.
The City is committedto minimizing impacts onthe community in Southeast San Francisco, where
the SFERP will be located. The Cityhas procured anoption for local emission reductioncredits to
offset NO emissions fromthe SFERP. Inaddition, the City is developing, with community input, a
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PM mitigation/community benefits package to minimize the impacts ofthe SFERP on residents of
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San Francisco.
As an official ofthe City and County ofSan Francisco, I hereby attest, under penalty ofperjury,
that the contents ofthis Supplement to the AFC are truthful and accurate to the best ofmy
knowledge.
BH/aw
Therkelsen

Final
Application for Certification for
San
Francisco Electric
Reliability Project
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Supplement Volume
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Submitted to
California Energy Commission
Applicant
City and County of San Francisco
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Contents
Section Page
1.0 Executive Summary 1-1
1.1 Introduction 1-1
1.2 ProjectOverview 1-2
1.2.1 ProjectObjectives 1-3
1.2.2 ProjectSite Selection 1-3
1.3 Facility Location 1-3
1.4 ProjectSchedule 1-4
1.5 ProjectOwnership 1-4
1.6 ProjectAlternatives 1-5
1.7EnvironmentalJustice 1-5
1.8 Environmental Considerations 1-5
1.8.1 Air Quality 1-5
1.8.2 Water Resources 1-6
1.8.3 VisualResources 1-6
1.8.4 Noise 1-6
1.9 Key Benefits 1-7
1.9.1 Closure ofIn-City Generationand Reliability 1-7
1.9.2 Environmental 1-7
1.9.3 Local Control and Employment 1-7
1.9.4 Energy Efficiency 1-7
1.10 Persons Who Prepared the Supplement 1-7
1.11 Permitting Requirements 1-8
2.0 Project Description 2-1
2.1 Introduction 2-1
2.2 ProjectDescription, Design, and Operation 2-2
2.2.1 Site Plan andAccess 2-2
2.2.2 Process Description 2-2
2.2.3 PlantCycle 2-3
2.2.4 CombustionTurbine Generators 2-3
2.2.5 Major Electrical Equipmentand Systems 2-4
2.2.6 Fuel System 2-6
2.2.7Water Supply and Use 2-6
2.2.8 PlantCoolingSystems 2-7
2.2.9 Waste Management 2-7
2.2.10 ManagementofHazardous Materials 2-8
2.2.11 EmissionControl and Monitoring 2-8
2.2.12 PlantAuxiliaries 2-9
2.2.13 Interconnectto Electrical Grid 2-10
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2.2.14 Project Construction 2-10
2.2.15 Facility Operation 2-11
2.3 Facility Safety Design 2-11
2.3.1 Natural Hazards 2-12
2.3.2 Emergency Systems and Safety Precautions 2-12
2.4 Facility Reliability 2-13
2.4.1 PlantAvailability 2-13
2.4.2 Redundancy ofCritical Components 2-13
2.4.3 FuelAvailability 2-14
2.4.4 Water Availability 2-14
2.4.5 ProjectQuality Control 2-14
2.5 Laws, Ordinances, Regulations, and Standards 2-16
2.6 Facility Closure 2-16
2.6.1 Introduction 2-16
2.6.2 Temporary Closure 2-16
2.6.3 PermanentClosure 2-16
3.0 Purpose and Need 3-1
3.1 Introduction 3-1
3.2 Policy Overview 3-1
3.3 Technical Background 3-2
3.3.1 Generation 3-2
3.3.2 TransmissionSystem 3-3
3.4 Benefits ofSFERPand Consistency with City Energy Policy 3-5
3.4.1 Closure of In-City Generation 3-5
3.4.2 The SFERPWill Facilitate the Reduction ofNOx Emissions and Thereby
Reduce Other Environmental Effects and Support
Environmental Justice 3-7
3.4.3 The SFERP Will Improve Reliability 3-8
3.4.4 The SFERPComplements a Portfolio of Energy Efficiency, Renewable
Resources, and Clean Distributed Generation 3-9
3.4.5 The SFERPWillSupportAffordable Electric Bills 3-10
3.4.6 The SFERPWill Increase Local Control Over Energy Resources 3-10
3.5 References 3-10
4.0 Environmental Justice 4-1
4.1 Introduction 4-1
4.2 The City's Current Policy on EnvironmentalJustice and New Generating
Facilities inSoutheastSan Francisco 4-1
4.3 The SFERPSupports the Objectives ofOrdinance 124-01 4-2
4.4 PMio/Community Benefits Program 4-4
4.5 Air Monitoring 4-5
5.0 Electric Transmission 5-1
5.1 Introduction 5-1
5.2 Transmission Interconnection 5-1
5.3 SFERPSwitchyard 5-2
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