Sunrise Powerlink Project Update Orange County Business Council March 10, 2009
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Sunrise Powerlink Project UpdateSunrise Powerlink Project UpdateOrange County Business Council
March 10, 2009
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Project Background
Sunrise Powerlink was proposed in 2005 to provide 3 primary benefits to customers….
1. Improve electric system reliability
2. Provide access to renewable energy resources in the Imperial Valley
3. Reduce energy costs for SDG&E customers
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Project Description
120-mile electric transmission line from Imperial County to San Diego
Project begins at the SDG&E Imperial Valley Substation, continues to a new substation southeast of Alpine, then continues north west to the SDG&E Sycamore Canyon Substation at East Miramar
Sunrise will have the capacity to carry 1,000 megawatts, enough to power 650,000 homes
Project cost -- $1.8 billion
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Approval Process SDG&E’s application submitted to the California Public
Utilities Commission (December 2005)
Public hearings, environmental review, regulatory scrutiny (December 2005 to December 2008)
More than 43 CPUC and SDG&E public meetings held throughout San Diego County
More than 2,500 pages of official comments submitted on the 11,000-page EIR/EIS by numerous agencies and individuals
CPUC and BLM approval (December 2008 and January 2009)
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Route Selection
SDG&E submitted amended application to the CPUC proposing a Preferred Northern Route (August 2006)
CPUC Commissioner Grueneich ordered a Southern Route be studied (September 2006 Public Participation Hearing and January 2007 Scoping Memo)
Significant opposition to Anza Borrego Desert State Park impacts from Governor Schwarzenegger and State Parks Department and Commission
CPUC and BLM certified the EIR/EIS and approved southern route (December 2008 and January 2009)
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Sunrise Powerlink Sunrise Powerlink TimelineTimeline
Project Application Filed
Dec. 2005
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20072007 20082008
CPUC Phase I
HearingsJune 2007
CPUC Decision
Dec. 2008
Route Planning Community Input
2005
CPUC Phase II Hearings
April 2008
Final Environmental Impact Report
(FEIR)Oct. 2008
BLMRecord of DecisionJan. 2009
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20102010 20112011 20122012
Start Constructio
nJun. 2010
Commercial
OperationJun. 2012
• Obtain Additional Permits/Approvals• Land Acquisition• Material Purchase
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the project by a vote of 4 to 1 on December 18, 2008
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Record of Decision approved on January 20, 2009
Authorized budget through December 2008 is $134 million Spend through year-end 2008 was $114 million CPUC Decision Includes a project “Cost Cap” of $1.883 billion
Licensing Status*MAJOR PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED
*PROJECT IS WITHIN BUDGET AND PREPARED FOR EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT
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U.S. Forest Service “Record of Decision” U.S. Forest Service “Plan Amendment” Habitat Acquisition Plan Emission Offset Acquisition, etc.
*Additional Permits Are in Process and “Enabled” by Certification of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
*Various Legal and Regulatory Challenges Underway
Public Utilities Commission “Rehearing Requests” State Supreme Court Challenge Expect Federal Challenges to Occur Soon
Licensing Status
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Administrative/Judicial Review
CPUC Final Decision
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) – Record of Decision
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.F.W.S.) – Biological Opinion
U.S. Forest Service (U.S.F.S.) – Record of Decision – Plan Amendment
Major Permits Subject to Challenge:
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Continued Support for Sunrise Sunrise is critical to ensuring a reliable energy supply in
San Diego and Southern Orange Counties
Provides access to 1,000 megawatts of clean, renewable energy – reducing green gas house emissions
Will generate over $115 million in net benefits to customers
CPUC approval was a significant victory and critical to the success of state and national efforts to ensure a clean energy future
Together we must ensure Sunrise gets built
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New Renewable Projects Under ContractImperial Valley*
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Stirling Phase 2(Option)
SCE Contract for Baja WindPG&E Contract for Iceland America Energy - Truckhaven
Stirling Phase 1Esmeralda San Felipe
Esmeralda Truckhaven
MMR Mt. Signal Solar / MMR #2 / Imperial Valley Biopower