Local Edison Worker Says, “This deserves a re-post: Work for edison as transmission lineman. let me give you the reality of this edison has invested billions in upgrading our power so we don’t have blackouts like stupid LA. known as DWP boy what don’t they don’t have trouble with it’s either power or water. you know you see it on the news all the time.so these people are a joke!!!!! all power lines are going to be going to from single to double circuit and we are bringing in 500kv lines from the desert and updating city lines. the funny thing is there is a power plant in hemet. so this is all bull shit there is plenty of desert and space away from homes. so there is a time a place where to put these peakers. this doesn’t fix things it’s alot bigger then this. when your neighborhood lights go out at night it’s because lines around homes need to be updated. and peakers have nothing to do with this it’s a hoax.”

What has become obvious is that the likelihood of anyone in the County of Riverside listening to and acting on complaints of the community about the proposed French Valley power plant to be located adjacent to the French Valley Airport in Murrieta, is this: the county will proceed with approval if possible, because the power plant will generate revenues for the county. If the property is sold for 3.8 Million then the property tax can be assessed on that price rather than the price of 1.7 million paid by the investor. If the power plant sells power to the grid, the county can tax it. If the property is developed for this use, the county can assess fees. If the power plant consumes natural gas, the county can tax it. Why on earth would Riverside County not approve a power plant in our back yard?

Points to consider:

1. I know little about zoning and use permits and regulations but I learned that the Airport is operated mostly on federal funding based on the condition that it remains a general use airport with accessibility to the entire community. This is why you can see aircraft of all varieties from vintage WWII to private jets using the airport. If the power plant is constructed, the airport could become too dangerous for a large percentage of private aircraft because the plumes from the power plant produce high temperature, low oxygen gases. This combination would cause a stall from overheating of engines and deprivation of enough oxygen to continue to burn fuel.
   - Case study that will be presented to the county: In 1989, a helicopter crashed after encountering a plume from a power plant it was filming. All persons on board survived but this is indicative to the risk of plumes near airports. The trend toward building peaker plants near airports is relatively new because this land is often the least expensive open space that still has required utilities like water and gas to operate the plant.
2. Balloons in Temecula Valley: everyone knows that balloons are always subject to whatever wind may occur. Conditions can change rapidly, forcing the balloon to put down so it isn’t carried off. What would the risk be of a balloon passing over an operating peaker plant? How hot are the gases at 500 or 200 feet? 500 degrees? 300?
3. Permissible use and knowledge of the county of expansion plans: The county can approve a facility that operates under 50MW. The power plant comes in at a convenient 49.7 or so MW, but the proposed plan has already cited a “Phase 2″ that would add 6 more units to create a 500MW capacity. The county may be in violation of state regulations simply by the act of approving the first unit.

More to follow…

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Well, part time anyway:

Only 5 Jobs! I just spoke to Troy about some of the facts relating to the proposed French Valley power plant and how many jobs it will create. The opening phase will only create 5 jobs and not necessarily full time jobs. These are to be qualified, on-call power plant operators. The plant virtually runs itself on demand.

There will possibly be some short term construction jobs. Is that worth it?

Of course, once phase two completes, there will be not 5, but 35 operator jobs! Get your certification now!

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That’s what planners of a proposed power plant right here in the French Valley area of Murrieta will do if they aren’t stopped.

You can do something to stop the Murrieta power plant from happening.

From the website http://frenchvalleyconcernedcitizens.com/

• Keep the zoning light Industrial, we already have a Heavy Industrial area 12 miles north in Romoland with a power plant.

• The property is in airport safety zones B-2 and D which makes the physical construction, and thermal plume turbulence of 750 degrees and 1,084 ft per minute a flight hazard.

• Emissions include nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, methane, and mercury compounds exhausted into the air.

• Industrial polluting, foul odors, noise pollution, incompatible development to the area, residences and schools in the plume path, and the potential for accidents makes this a terrible location for a power plant.

• Home values will decrease as French Valley will be a less desirable place to raise a family.

E-mail and call officials below before it is too late
and express your DISAPPROVAL

• George Johnson Director Transportation and Land Management Agency County of Riverside E-Mail: GJOHNSON@rctlma.org
• Patricia Groeneveld  Exec Assistant II Transportation and Land Management Agency County of Riverside E-Mail: PGROENEV@rctlma.org P: (951) 955-6742 F: (951) 955-6879
• Jeff Horn Urban and Regional Planner III Riverside County Planning Department E-Mail: JHORN@rctlma.org P: (951) 955-4641 F: (951) 955-3157
• Chantell Griffin Planning Commission Secretary County of Riverside E-Mail: CGRIFFIN@rctlma.org P: (951) 955-3251 F: (951) 955-3157
• John Guerin Principal Planner – ALUC Riverside County Planning Department E-Mail: jguerin@rctlma.org P:(951) 955-6429
• Jeff Stone Supervisor 3rd District Go To E-Mail Web Link: http://district3.co.riverside.ca.us/contact_us.asp P: (951) 955-1030 F: (951) 955-2194
• Olivia Barnes Legislative Assistant to Supervisor Jeff Stone 3rd District  E-Mail: obbarnes@rcbos.org P: (951) 955-1033
• Ronald O. Loveridge – Cities of Riverside County Representative AQMD Representative to California Air Resources Board Office of Mayor Loveridge AQMD issues:  Virginia Field E-Mail: vlfield999@att.net P: (951) 683-7733 F:  (951) 369-6830
• Dr. S. Roy Wilson - Vice Chairman, SCAQMD Riverside County Rep. Buford Crites E-Mail: bacrites@rcbos.org P: (760) 568-1976 F: (760) 568-9187
• Elena Miller California Energy Commission E-Mail: PAO@energy.state.ca.us P: 1-800-822-6228
• Mary Bono Mack Congresswoman California’s 45th District Go To E-Mail Web Link:http://bono.house.gov/Contact_Mary/ContactForm.htm P: (951) 658-2312 F: (951) 652-2562

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