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Residents and advocates urge SFPUC to pause proposed Potrero combustion turbines as questions persist about Mirant closure and Cal ISO role
Summary
At a San Francisco Public Utilities Commission workshop, community members, environmental groups and legal advocates urged the commission not to permit new combustion turbines (CTs) in Potrero Hill without firm commitments that the existing Mirant Potrero plant will close; commissioners asked Cal ISO to appear and staff said a negotiated term sheet and updated environmental materials will be brought back for review.
At a public workshop on the San Francisco electric reliability project, dozens of Bayview-Hunters Point and Potrero Hill residents and environmental advocates told the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission they oppose siting three new combustion turbines (CTs) near their neighborhoods and urged the commission to postpone final approval until the existing Mirant Potrero power plant is guaranteed to close.
Why it matters: Community speakers and advocacy groups argued the city should not add new fossil-fuel peaker units near homes, daycare centers and schools while uncertainty remains about whether the Mirant plant would be retired. They pressed commissioners to seek clear commitments from the plant owner and from the California Independent System Operator (Cal ISO) about the reliability and operational consequences of the newer transmission infrastructure known as the Transbay cable.
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