Facility to be situated off Interstate 84’s Exit 9 near New Plymouth
By LARRY MEYER ARGUS OBSERVER Tuesday, March 10, 2009
http://argusobserver.com/articles/2009/03/10/news/doc49b69eeb12bd5665865079.txt
(Keep in mind the Oregon PUC's March 26th Hearing for Need for the proposed B2H line 7:00 p.m. at the FRCC while reading the following:)
NEW PLYMOUTH — A site in Payette County, directly south of New Plymouth along Interstate 84, has been selected by Idaho Power Company as the location for a new natural gas-fired power generation facility the company plans to build, according to a company announcement issued Monday.
The company filed for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission March 6, which will be available on the IPUC Web site.
“Idaho Power’s 2004 and 2006 Integrated Resource Plans both identified the need for additional baseload generation to reduce projected energy and capacity deficits. The resource need was reaffirmed in the 2008 IRP update,” the announcement quoted Karl Bokenkamp, company general manager of power supply operations and planning, as saying.
Vern Porter, general manager of power production, said, “This facility will generate 300 megawatts during the summer and 330 watts during the winter.” Situated at exit 9, on the south side of the Interstate, Porter said the plant will be situated beyond the first row of hills from the freeway, so it will not be readily visible, although some of it may be seen from different vantage points. The plant itself will only take up about 10 acres.
Isn't it nice that the plant will be out of nearby view sheds?
