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Resident tells commission eGroup mischaracterized AB 205; says proposal likely ineligible for CEC approval
Summary
During public comment, a Twentynine Palms resident alleged eGroup used AB 205 as leverage though the project likely falls below the California Energy Commission’s 50 MW AC threshold; the claim went unanswered in the meeting and staff did not present a response from the applicant.
At the start of the meeting a resident, Peter Lang, told the Twentynine Palms City Planning Commission that eGroup’s repeated suggestion that it could bypass local review by seeking approval from the California Energy Commission under Assembly Bill 205 was based on incorrect technical assumptions.
Lang said his wife contacted the California Energy Commission and was told the 50-megawatt…
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