BURBANK PLUGS IN POWER PLANS.Byline: Sylvia L. Oliande Staff Writer BURBANK - In ongoing efforts to stay ahead of the game during the state's power shortage, the city has allocated $89.3 million more to the Burbank Water and Power budget this year to meet supply expenses. Also, the City Council agreed to move forward with a planning agreement with the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Power Authority to license a new 250-megawatt plant at its Magnolia Magnolia, city, United States Magnolia (măgnō`lyə), city (1990 pop. 11,151), seat of Columbia co., SW Ark.; inc. 1855. Its oil industry has been important since 1938. power facility. ``The new generator would give us a source of modern, efficient, reliable power,'' Ronald Davis, Burbank Water and Power's general manager, said Wednesday. ``What we have is old, not fuel-efficient and, frankly, not that clean. The new stuff is over 90 percent cleaner.'' At its meeting Tuesday night, the City Council unanimously approved an additional $89.3 million allocation to the BWP BWP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Botswana Pula. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 2000-01 budget. Davis said the funds are primarily to purchase power for the city's needs and to sell on the open market, as well as to pay for fuel to generate its own power. The cost of natural gas rose significantly this year. In another action, the council unanimously moved a step forward in a plan to replace two of its closed generators at the Magnolia Plant with a new, fuel-efficient plant. Last September, the Southern California Power Authority agreed to take the plant on as one of its planning projects, which allows other power authority members to join in the venture. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a city report, eight members have expressed interest so far. Fred Fletcher, a BWP assistant general manager, said the city of Anaheim agreed to option a portion of the plant's output at its own meeting Tuesday night. The new plant would produce 50 percent more energy and emit 97 percent less pollution. The new technology uses 20 percent less fuel. As part of the planning phase In amphibious operations, the phase normally denoted by the period extending from the issuance of the order initiating the amphibious operation up to the embarkation phase. The planning phase may occur during movement or at any other time upon receipt of a new mission or change in the , expected to take a year, BWP officials must file a licensing application with the California Energy Commission The California Energy Commission is California’s primary energy policy and planning agency. Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission has responsibility for activities that include forecasting future energy needs, promoting energy efficiency through , conduct preliminary engineering work and set the groundwork for the construction phase. The plan also would have to be reviewed by the Burbank City Council, the South Coast Air Quality Management District The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible mainly for regulating stationary sources of air pollution for most of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside County, and all of Orange county. and the Regional Water Quality Control Board before construction could begin. If approved, construction could be completed as early as 2003 or as late as 2005. |
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