Plans for a natural gas-fired power plant near the Sycamore
Landfill were at least temporarily derailed today by the San Diego Planning
Commission.
The commission voted 4-1 to deny a request to initiate a proposed rezone to reclassify the 22-acre parcel within the East
Elliott Community Plan from open space to industrial so that the plant can be
constructed.
Cogentrix LLC, a North Carolina-based firm seeking to build
the Quail Brush generating plant on 11
acres within the proposed rezone parcel,
has 10 days to appeal the commission’s ruling to the San Diego City Council.
The state also has the ability to overrule the city of San Diego.
The California Energy Commission has jurisdiction over the project, which calls
for a 100-megawatt "peaker" plant that would produce electricity during periods of high demand
on the energy grid.
Opponents to the plant, including the Santee City Council,
contend it would be incompatible with the surrounding area, which includes
homes, West Hills High School and Mission Trails Regional Park.
On March 28, the council
voted unanimously to oppose the power plant "unless and until all effects
of the proposal are fully disclosed, analyzed and mitigated (to) reduce effects
to a level of insignificance in compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act."
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