Oakley Generating Station in the permitting process for construction at the Oakley Site
Radback Energy, Inc. has filed an Application for Certification with the California Energy Commission (CEC) for the Oakley Generating Station, a 624-megawatt, state-of-the-art combined cycle generating station to be located at the DuPont Oakley site. The filing was made at the CEC on June 30, 2009. (Conceptual renderings of the proposed plant are provided in the picture bar below.)
Radback Energy is an energy developer based in Northern California and focused on environmentally responsible development for utility, municipal, and private customers. Radback Energy’s senior management team has successfully permitted 21 projects throughout California totaling over 7000 megawatts.
The proposed project will use two state-of-the-art General Electric frame 7FA gas turbines that are specifically designed to maximize both efficiency and operational flexibility. This flexibility will allow utilities to reliably meet their renewable energy goals by providing clean, efficient power from natural gas, especially when renewable energy sources like wind and solar power are temporarily off the grid (that is, at night or on days when there is no wind). The project is also designed to employ an air-cooled condenser that will significantly reduce water use during operations.
“We are happy to have reached this milestone and look forward to working closely with the CEC, the City of Oakley, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Contra Costa County, local labor unions, local residents and all other interested parties. This is the first step in the process and we welcome input from all stakeholders as we embark on this very public process,” stated Bryan Bertacchi, CEO of Radback Energy.
Radback Energy anticipates that, if approved, the power generation facility will be constructed under a project labor agreement that will create up to 729 local union construction jobs over a 33-month construction period. After startup, the plant should have a full-time staff of approximately 22 people.
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Filing the Application for Certification is the first step in kicking off the CEC's extensive review process. Information about the Radback Energy application and the ongoing CEC review process, including opportunities for public participation and comment, are available at the CEC website dedicated to this project (http://www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/contracosta/index.html)