Potrero power plant could be shut down in February - SFBG

Rebecca Bowe at the SF Bay Guardian writes,

The Potrero power plant could be shut down entirely by the end of February, the Guardian has learned. According to a report prepared for the Dec. 15 meeting of the California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) Board of Governors, an energy regulatory body, the aging power plant will soon be released from a Reliability Must-Run (RMR) contract requiring its continued operation for grid-reliability purposes.

Removing the Potero power plant from service will benefit San Francisco’s air quality, particularly in the city’s southeastern neighborhoods.

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The cable will supply 40 percent of San Francisco's power and allow the city to close an inefficient power plant in its Potrero Hill neighborhood, allowing them to take the Potrero power plant offline permanently. SJ Mercury News