Encina Power Station
Encina Power Station | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Carlsbad, California |
Coordinates | 33°08′11″N 117°20′13″W / 33.13639°N 117.33694°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1954 |
Decommission date |
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Owner(s) | NRG Energy |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Secondary fuel | Fuel oil |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 5 |
MW | |
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The Encina Power Station (EPS) was a large
Location
EPS sits on the southern shore of the outer segment of the
In 2015, Connecticut-based Poseidon Resources Corp. constructed a US$300 million water-
Retirement
NRG had announced plans to expand the Encina Power Station with the construction of a new 588-megawatt plant on a plot of land adjacent to the current site.[4] This has been met with considerable political opposition by local homeowners and environmentalists.[5] The City of Carlsbad issued an injunction against the construction of a new plant, but as of the summer of 2010 plans for the new plant were still moving forward.[6]
The closing of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS)[7][8] about 30 miles north[9] led to city officials approving the new state-of-the-art power plant in January 2014.[10][11] As of May 2014, a gas-fired facility will sit adjacent to the Encina Power Station and eventually replace the 400-ft smokestack.[12] In May 2015, plans to modify the plant to a natural gas facility were approved by the Public Utilities Commission; construction is planned to begin in 2016.[13] On December 11, 2018, the plant ceased power generating operations and has been demolished .[14] It was replaced by a 530 megawatt peaker plant known as the Carlsbad Energy Center.[14]
References
- ^ Tenera Environmental. 316 (b) Water Cooling Intake Effects, Entrainment and Impingement Sampling Plan. Rep. San Luis Obispo, 2004.
- ^ San Diego County Water Authority. Carlsbad Desalination Project. Retrieved on 2014-05-04.
- ^ Kranhold, Kathryn. (2008-01-17) Water, Water, Everywhere... . Online.wsj.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
- ^ "Encina Power Plant Expansion Moving Forward despite Opposition." San Diego News Room, 12 Jan. 2010; California Energy Commission entry
- ^ Joyce, Ed. "Carlsbad Group Opposes Encina Power Plant Expansion | KPBS.org." KPBS San Diego: Public Radio, TV and Web. 11 Jan. 2010.
- ^ Burgin, Aaron. "Carlsbad Looks to Extend Ban on Power Plant." San Diego Union Tribune. 9 October 2010.
- ^ Lee, Morgan & Garrick, David. Power plant proposal reviving; SDG&E, Carlsbad negotiating with company planning to build 'peaker' plant Dec. 3, 2013. San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved on 2014-05-04.
- ^ Wisland, Laura. Will California Go Green or Go Gas? June 24, 2014. Union of Concerned Scientists. Retrieved on 2014-08-18.
- ^ Nemec, Richard. NRG CEO Still Expects OK for SoCal Gas-Fired Plant August 8, 2014. NGI's Daily Gas Price Index Retrieved on 2014-08-18.
- ^ Garrick, David. Carlsbad inks deal for new power plant Jan. 14, 2014 San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved on 2014-05-04.
- ^ Wright, Ellen. - Proceedings for proposed power plant move forward The Coast News. Aug. 11, 2014. Retrieved on 2014-08-18.
- ^ Utility Puts Carlsbad Power Plant on Fast Track - New Power Generator Pursued in Carlsbad 2014-05-28. Retrieved on 2014-08-18.
- ^ Lee, Morgan (21 May 2015). "Coastal power plant at Carlsbad approved". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ a b Puterski, Steve (2018-12-13). "After 64 years, Encina Power Plant goes dark". The Coast News Group. Retrieved 2019-07-31.