Extension of PDOC Comment Period for the Carlsbad Energy Center Project 

FW: San Diego APCD Public Notice

Moore, Steve 

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Will Walters, Keith Golden, Shaheerah Kelly, 

jdoll, Gerardo Rios, mtollstr 12/19/2008 10:07 AM

Cc: "Hemig, Tim", "Tom W. Andrews"

From: "Moore, Steve " <Steve.Moore@sdcounty.ca.gov>

To: "Will Walters" <WWalters@aspeneg.com>, "Keith Golden" <Kgolden@energy.state.ca.us>, 

Shaheerah Kelly/R9/USEPA/US@EPA, <jdoll@arb.ca.gov>, Gerardo 

Rios/R9/USEPA/US@EPA, <mtollstr@arb.ca.gov>

Cc: "Hemig, Tim" <Tim.Hemig@nrgenergy.com>, "Tom W. Andrews" 

<TAndrews@sierraresearch.com>

From: McCue, Janet 

Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 9:18 AM

To: 'jgaru@ci.carlsbad.ca.us'; 'rball@ci.carlsbad.ca.us'; 'Mmonasmi@energy.state.ca.us'; 

'powerofvision@roadrunner.com'; 'roe@ucla.edu'; 'escarrigan@yahoo.com'; 

'chrisrose@christinarosenthal.com'; 'petra@ppless.com'

Cc: Moore, Steve 

Subject: San Diego APCD Public Notice

Good morning.

Attached is a copy of a San Diego Air Pollution Control District Public Notice, extending the 

comment period regarding the Carlsbad Energy Center Project.

If you have any questions, please contact Steve Moore at (858) 586-2750 or via e-mail at 

steve.moore@sdcounty.ca.gov.

Thank you.

Janet L. McCue

San Diego County Air Pollution Control District

10124 Old Grove Road

San Diego, CA 92131

(858) 586-2712, (858) 586-2601 fax

janet.mccue@sdcounty.ca.gov

www.sdapcd.org

Celebrating 50 years of air quality progress!
FOR YOUR INFORMATION 

The Following Notice was Published by the District 

NOTICE OF AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMMENT ON 

A PRELIMINARY DECISION TO APPROVE A 

SOURCE OF AIR POLLUTION BY THE 

SAN DIEGO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT 

The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District hereby gives notice that it has extended the 

period of time to provide written comments on the Air Pollution Control Officer’s preliminary 

decision to approve the Carlsbad Energy Center LLC’s proposed development of the Carlsbad 

Energy Center Project (District Application Nos. 985745, 985747, and 985748) until January 5, 

2009. 

The Carlsbad Energy Center Project is a 558 megawatt combined cycled power plant consisting 

of two natural-gas-fired combustion turbine generators, each with a heat recovery steam 

generator and emission control equipment, and a diesel fire pump engine, to be located at 4600 

Carlsbad Blvd., Carlsbad, California, on the same grounds as the existing Encina Power Station. 

Public notice of the preliminary decision to approve this project was provided on November 25, 

2008, and the comment period was to have ended on December 24, 2008. The District is 

continuing to seek comments on this proposed permit action and written comments may be 

submitted through January 5, 2009. Comments postmarked on or before January 5, 2009, will 

be considered to have been submitted before the end of the comment period. 

Please direct your comments to the attention of Steven Moore, Air Pollution Control District, 

10124 Old Grove Road, San Diego, CA 92131. Documents relating to the proposed action are 

available for public review at this address. 

The District performed an evaluation of the air pollution impacts of this proposal and the 

equipment is expected to operate in compliance with all applicable District Rules and 

Regulations and all applicable federal requirements. The proposed permit incorporates 

conditions necessary to ensure compliance with all federal and District requirements. 

The proposed permit would allow the new equipment to emit, potentially, a maximum of 72.76 

tons per year of oxides of nitrogen, 339.9 tons per year of carbon monoxide, 25.0 tons per year 

of volatile organic compounds, 39.0 tons per year of particulate matter less than or equal to 10 

microns in diameter, and 5.6 tons per year of oxides of sulfur. These emission increases would 

be partially offset by the retirement of three of the five existing utility boilers at the Encina 

Power Station. 

Should you have any questions regarding this notice or wish to make an appointment to review 

documents related to this action, please contact Steven Moore at (858) 586-2750. 

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SBM:jlm 

12/18/08