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Oxnard staff urges council to oppose third extension for Ormond Beach power plant
Summary
City staff recommended the Oxnard City Council adopt a resolution opposing a third extension that would keep the Ormond Beach Power Plant operating past its scheduled decommissioning date of Dec. 31, 2026, and said the resolution would be sent to state agencies and elected officials if adopted.
A city staff member recommended that the Oxnard City Council adopt a resolution opposing a third extension to keep the Ormond Beach Power Plant operating beyond its current decommissioning date of Dec. 31, 2026.
The staff report, prepared for the April 29, 2025, council meeting, noted the Ormond Beach facility has been operating since 1971 and said state policy originally slated the plant to close in 2020. The state granted two prior extensions, in 2020 and 2023, and the staff member said the city should oppose any additional extension so dismantling can begin.
"Enough is enough," the staff member said, urging the council to adopt the resolution. The staff report described itself as "short, brief, clear, and concise," and said that, if the council adopts the resolution, the city would send it to the state agencies involved in decisions about power-plant operations, to the city's state representatives and to the governor's office.
The staff member also referenced Oxnard's two coastal plants, saying the Mandalay facility on the northern end of the coastline was decommissioned in February 2018 and remains on site, and reiterated the city's position that state planners and grid operators should not continue to rely on Ormond Beach for reliability beyond the scheduled closure.
The transcript records this presentation as a staff recommendation to the council; there was no formal council motion or vote recorded in the excerpt provided. The staff member said the recommendation will be presented to the council for questions at the April 29 meeting and that, if the council adopts the resolution, staff would forward it to the relevant state decision-makers.
No specific legal citation beyond "state of California policy" was provided in the staff remarks, and no timeline for dismantling or specific next steps by state agencies was given in the transcript.
