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Cleveland City Council
Katherine Samsa, Communications Director
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| Council passes resolution in support of AMP-Ohio Project |
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Cleveland City Council Public Utilities Chairman Matt Zone and Council President Martin J. Sweeney co-sponsored a resolution that was passed by Council at the February 25, 2008 Council Meeting in support of the American Municipal Power Generating Station (“AMPGS”).
Cleveland City Council has thoroughly considered this project through an open and transparent public process that solicited the participation of all concerned stakeholders, appropriately considered the sustainability interests of the City and Cleveland Public Power (CPP), the need for CPP to continue to offer competitive electric rates for the City’s residents and businesses, and the efforts and commitments of AMP-Ohio to mitigate the impact of the AMPGS project and fulfill its role in environmental stewardship on behalf of all its members including CPP. Cleveland City Council Members are confident that Council has devoted the time and resources necessary to comprehensively examine the project before administering approval.
As part of Council’s due diligence, an independent consultant, ION Consulting, to provide an assessment of the data and reports relative to the AMPGS project. ION found that (1) the February 2007 Power Supply Plan (“PSP”) developed a reasonably diversified portfolio of supply alternatives to meet CPP’s projected need; (2) the AMPGS project has been a generally well-managed development project and the expected outcome is an asset that will provide net economic benefits to its owners; (3) ION’s projections do not significantly differ from R.W. Beck’s; (4) CPP’s unique competitive market environment causes it to be vulnerable to the risks associated with the AMPGS project so that CPP must match its capacity additions with existing load requirements in a way that conforms with its risk tolerance; (5) CPP should quantify its exposure to customer losses under a worst case planning scenario; and (6) CPP and the City have influenced AMP-Ohio to develop the AMPGS in an environmentally conscious and prudent manner. This information was presented to Cleveland City Council at the February 22, 2008 Public Utilities Hearing and CCP, AMP-Ohio and the public was given an opportunity to comment.
Cleveland City Council has secured commitments from AMP-Ohio to ensure that the project will preserve and improve the health of the environment. AMP-Ohio has committed to using Power Span technology in the operation of AMPGS and to the use of “supercritical” boilers, in order to achieve maximum efficiency and to support the City’s environmental initiatives.
Additionally, Members of Cleveland City Council are confident that the end result of the project will move Cleveland toward a more sustainable future. The closure of the Gorsch and City of St. Mary’s generating stations and replacement of market purchases with capacity from the AMPGS, is expected to result in a net reduction in SO2 emissions of 112,162 tons per year, NOx emissions of 18,219 and particulate matter emissions of 3,626. Furthermore, the development of the AMPGS project will serve to reduce the overall emissions footprint of AMP-Ohio and its members. CPP’s participation will also lower CPP’s emissions footprint by replacing its current supply of power from the conventional Gorsuch Generating Plant and other regional coal plants with power from a cleaner source. |
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Cleveland City Council
601 Lakeside Avenue
Room 220
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 664-2840
(216) 664-3837 fax
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