The commission may exempt from this chapter thermal powerplants with a generating capacity of up to 100 megawatts and modifications to existing generating facilities that do not add capacity in excess of 100 megawatts, if the commission finds that no substantial adverse impact on the environment or energy resources will result from the construction or operation of the proposed facility or from the modifications.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 25541
Power Facility and Site Certification
Known as the Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act
The act spans §§ 25000–25997 (502 sections).
Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 581, Sec. 12
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