2607, 2019
Legislature/City of Glendale: Last Repowered Natural Gas Plant – Maybe?
The Glendale City Council unanimously approved its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) which included a repowering of the City’s Grayson facility. The City of Glendale approved a 93-megawatt peaking plant and a 50-megawatt storage facility in the IRP. This is a dramatic change from the initial proposal last year which called for a 262-megawatt natural gas facility. The IRP also calls for “continued reliance on GWP’s remaining, existing generation and transmission resources, including Grayson Unit 9, Magnolia and Intermountain Power Plant” – two natural gas and one coal facility. In addition, 130 MW of additional solar and 130 MW of wind [...]