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Comment 43 for Provides the public and stakeholders opportunities to provide "informal" public comments as part of ARB's 2013 Scoping Plan Update Workshop Series (2013-sp-update-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: David
Last Name: McCoard
Email Address: dmccoard@hotmail.com
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Subject: Energy: lack of need for new natural gas-fueled generation
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Regarding energy: There is no need for new natural gas-fueled power plants. CAISO's capacity curves are constistently far above demand now. As sources of renewable energy continue to quickly be added to the state's energy supply, existing natural gas plants will be less and less needed. As an example, at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon (August 5, 2013), CAISO's real-time supply and demand display http://www.caiso.com/outlook/SystemStatus.html shows actual demand of 3,300 MW and a peak forecast for later this afternoon of 3,500 MW. This while the forecast high temperatures for Fresno and Bakersfield are 98 degrees farenheit. Available resources at 1:30 are 4,300 MW. This shows a huge excess of resources without building new natural gas plants.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2013-08-05 13:24:10
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