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Utility to Build First Power Plant with Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits in California

Utility to Build First Power Plant with Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits in California

Article Date: Friday 05 02 10 16:15:00
Article Source: Scientific American - Energy
Main Article Link: http://rss.sciam.com/click.phdo?i=0249dde886403e35d32b28bafa36ec56

Calpine Corp. is poised to build the first U.S. power plant with federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions in California after clearing a final regulatory hurdle today.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District granted the Houston-based utility its final air quality permit today, allowing the company to proceed with the planned construction of a 600-megawatt natural gas-fired Russell City Energy Center. The 15-acre project site is in Hayward, just east of the San Francisco Bay.

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