During the 1970s my father helped expand the already existing "Encina Power Station" in Carlsbad, California. I mentioned this in the previous article about how he worked here helping to build the latest new facilities there in the mid to late 1970s before he retired in 1980.
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Encina Power Station
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Carlsbad, California |
| Coordinates | 33°08′11″N 117°20′13″WCoordinates: 33°08′11″N 117°20′13″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1954 |
| Owner(s) | NRG Energy |
| Power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Secondary fuel | Fuel oil |
| Generation units | 5 |
| Power generation | |
| Installed capacity | 950 MW |
Location
EPS sits on the southern shore of the outer segment of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon, once a stinking pool at low tide it was opened to a continuous tidal flow to create a cooling system that was constructed along with the plant. Now home to Blue Herons, Ibis', and a multitude of aquatic life, the lagoon is attached to the ocean and other waterways through rising tide levels and various small creeks. The lagoon serves as EPS' source for its once-through cooling and is also owned by NRG Energy.Future
NRG had announced plans to expand the Encina Power Station with the construction of a new 588-megawatt plant on a plot of land adjacent to the current site.[2] This has been met with considerable political opposition by local homeowners and environmentalists.[3] The City of Carlsbad issued an injunction against the construction of a new plant, but as of the summer of 2010 plans for the new plant are still moving forward.[4]There are also plans to build a desalination plant at the site. A January 17, 2008, article in the Wall Street Journal states, "In November, Connecticut-based Poseidon Resources Corp. won a key regulatory approval to build the US$300 million water-desalination plant in Carlsbad, north of San Diego. The facility would produce 50,000,000 US gallons (190,000,000 l; 42,000,000 imp gal) of drinking water per day, enough to supply about 100,000 homes ... Improved technology has cut the cost of desalination in half in the past decade, making it more competitive ... Poseidon plans to sell the water for about US $950 per acre-foot [1,200 cubic metres (42,000 cu ft)]. That compares with an average US$700 an acre-foot [1200 m³] that local agencies now pay for water." [5] $1,000 per acre-foot works out to $3.06 for 1,000 gallons, or $.81 for 1 cubic meter, which is the unit of water measurement that residential water users are accustomed to being billed in.[6]
While this regulatory hurdle was met, Poseidon Resources is not able to break ground until the final approval of a mitigation project for the damage done to marine life through the intake pipe, as is required by California law.
References
- ^ Tenera Environmental. 316 (b) Water Cooling Intake Effects, Entrainment and Impingement Sampling Plan. Rep. San Luis Obispo, 2004.
- ^ “Encina Power Plant Expansion Moving Forward despite Opposition.” San Diego News Room. San Diego News Room Inc., 12 Jan. 2010.
- ^ Joyce, Ed. “Carlsbad Group Opposes Encina Power Plant Expansion | KPBS.org.” KPBS San Diego: Public Radio, TV and Web. 11 Jan. 2010.
- ^ Burgin, Aaron. “Carlsbad Looks to Extend Ban on Power Plant.” San Diego Union Tribune. 9 October 2010.
- ^ Kranhold, Kathryn. (2008-01-17) Water, Water, Everywhere... – WSJ.com. Online.wsj.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
- ^ Desalination gets a serious look – Friday, March 21, 2008|2 a.m.. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
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