Griffith Energy Project Final Environmental Impact Statement

Technical Report · Fri Apr 02 00:00:00 EST 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/768245· OSTI ID:768245

Griffith Energy Limited Liability Corporation (Griffith) proposes to construct and operate the Griffith Energy Project (Project), a natural gas-fuel, combined cycle power plant, on private lands south of Kingman, Ariz. The Project would be a ''merchant plant'' which means that it is not owned by a utility and there is currently no long-term commitment or obligation by any utility to purchase the capacity and energy generated by the power plant. Griffith applied to interconnect its proposed power plant with the Western Area Power Administration's (Western) Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie and Parker-Davis transmission systems. Western, as a major transmission system owner, needs to provide access to its transmission system when it is requested by an eligible organization per existing policies, regulations and laws. The proposed interconnection would integrate the power generated by the Project into the regional transmission grid and would allow Griffith to supply its power to the competitive electric wholesale market. Based on the application, Western's proposed action is to enter into an interconnection and construction agreement with Griffith for the requested interconnections. The proposed action includes the power plant, water wells and transmission line, natural gas pipelines, new electrical transmission lines and a substation, upgrade of an existing transmission line, and access road to the power plant. Construction of segments of the transmission lines and a proposed natural gas pipeline also require a grant of right-of-way across Federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Public comments on the Draft EIS are addressed in the Final EIS, including addenda and modifications made as a result of the comments and/or new information.

• Research Organization: U.S. Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance (EH-42) (US)
• OSTI ID: 768245
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIS-0297; TRN: US200417%%147
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 2 Apr 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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03 NATURAL GAS
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
29 ENERGY PLANNING
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CAPACITY
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
MANAGEMENT
MARKET
MODIFICATIONS
NATURAL GAS
PIPELINES
POWER PLANTS
POWER TRANSMISSION LINES
REGULATIONS
WATER WELLS
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
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