Highway 4 and the Antioch Bridge are just east of the site. Immediately south and west of the site are existing industrial facilities. The river borders the north side, while a recreational marina, open space and additional industrial land uses occur east of the proposed project. The proposed project would occupy 20 acres of the northeast corner of the complex. In the combined cycle process, electricity is created from the combustion turbines and the steam turbine.
Natural gas is burned to fire the combustion turbines, which drive electric generators.
Exhaust heat from the two combustion turbines is then used to generate steam in the HRSGs, which in turn drives the steam turbine electric generator. The natural gas fuel would be supplied by the existing gas pipeline. Cooling water would be supplied by re-use of the cooling water from the existing Units 6 and 7. According to the Applicant's project description, no net increase in water withdrawal from the San Joaquin River is anticipated. As described by the Applicant, no additional electric transmission lines outside of the CCPP complex would be needed to transmit Unit 8's electricity to the regional transmission grid.