Why does Hayward need 2 power plants?
The residents and businesses in Hayward require a reliable power supply.Electric supply disruption may result in adverse conditions ranging from personal inconvenience to life-threatening circumstances in some emergency care situations.PG&E determined that it had a need for additional peak power supply and issued a Request for Offers (RFO) for new peakload generation in late 2004. Eastshore was proposed in response to PG&E’s RFO and was one of seven facilities selected by PG&E. The two power plants being proposed for the City are designed to meet very different PG&E needs. Eastshore is a peakload power plant that is specifically intended to operate only when PG&E experiences peak demand. For this reason, Eastshore will only be permitted to operate up to 4000 hours per year and is anticipated to operate on average for substantially fewer hours.The Eastshore power will be placed onto PG&E’s 115kV (local) transmission system. The other proposed power plant in Hayward, RussellCityEnergyCen
