In an effort to provide additional electricity during the state's energy crisis, the region's air quality agency has allowed the City of Glendale to increase electricity production at its power plant while assuring the facility will reduce its emissions this year.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has taken several actions to allow Glendale's municipal power plant to generate and sell excess electricity, thereby exceeding daily and annual air quality limits for smog-forming nitrogen oxide emissions. In exchange, Glendale has agreed to use 100% of the profits from selling excess electricity to install air pollution controls at its power plant and fund other projects to reduce emissions and improve public health in Glendale.
"This is one more example of the many steps we have taken to insure adequate electricity production during California's energy crisis, while assuring protection for air quality and public health," said Barry Wallerstein, AQMD’s executive officer.
Specific provisions of the agreements include:
The agreements are contingent upon approval of a proposed stipulated order for abatement by AQMD's Hearing Board, scheduled for a hearing this month. AQMD's Executive Order 01-05 allows the plant to exceed its emissions cap until the Hearing Board issues an order.
The agreement allows the power plant to exceed its emission limits under AQMD's Rule 1135 until Dec. 31, 2001.
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