EFSEC: Pacific Mountain Energy Center

Pacific Mountain Energy Center

The Pacific Mountain Energy Facility (PMEC) is an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power generation facility that will use fuel flexible gasification technology and processes to produce approximately 680 megawatts of electrical power. The preliminary design is based on a wet slurry gasification process. In this process feedstock such as petroleum coke and/or coal are crushed and mixed with water to form a slurry. The slurry is combined with high purity oxygen in the gassifiers to form a synthesis gas (syngas). The syngas is then used to fuel combustion turbines to generate electrical power.

The PMEC will consist of two IGCC units, each producing about 340 megawatts. Associated with the project will be a enclosed fuel handling and storage terminal with access to a deep water port and rail system. The project will require short natural gas pipeline and transmission lines. The Port of Kalama will supply process water to the PMEC. Artist drawing.

The project will be located on about 95 acres at the Port of Kalama, about 8 miles south of Longview in southwest Washington State (location map).

Applicant:	Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 509-372-5531
Facility:	680 MW Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC).
Location:	Kalama, Cowlitz County project map
Status:	The Application for Site Certification was submitted on September 12, 2006. A Draft Environmental Impact Statement was issued in May 2007. EFSEC's application review was suspended under Order No. 833, issued on November 27, 2007.

General Information:

Project Mailing List
How to obtain a copy of the Application for Site Certification

Application for Site Certification:

Application for Site Certification (PDF files)

Adjudication:

Go to Adjudication Page

SEPA Environmental Review:

Greenhouse Gas Reduction (CO2 Sequestration)

Land Use Consistency

Recent Activity:

3-17-08 Approval to Extend Permitting Timeline

3-06-08 Request to Extend Permitting Timeline

12-21-07 Order No. 835 Clarifying Order No. 833

12-19-07 Agenda for Special Meeting Scheduled 12-21-07 to Consider Draft Order on Motion for Clarification

12-19-07 Motion for Clarification by Energy Northwest

11-29-07 Order No. 834 - Prehearing Order No. 3 Regarding Schedule of Adjudicative Hearings and Parties' Issues List

11-27-07 Order No. 833 - Staying Adjudicative Proceedings

11-8-07 Response Briefs on Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Plan

11-6-07 Notice to cancel oral argument

11-2-07 Notice to hold oral argument and a prehearing conference on November 13, 2007

10-5-07 Sep. 20, 2007 Prehearing conference transcripts.

9-27-07 Council Order No. 832 - Prehearing Order No. 1 - Granting, on Condition, Petitions for Intervention

9-17-07 Agenda for September 20, 2007

9-13-07 Petitions for Intervention

9-13-07 Approval to Extend Permitting Timeline

8-29-07 Request to Extend Permitting Timeline

8-13-07 Notice Commencing Adjudicative Proceeding

7-30-07 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan and Cover Letter.

7-2-07 Requested Start of Adjudicatory Process Letter from Jack Baker - V.P. Energy Northwest

6-6-07 EIS Comment Hearing Transcript

5-14-07 Draft Environmental Impact Statement is issued.

5-8-07 Delay in Adjudicative Process Letter from Jack Baker - V.P. Energy Northwest

5-1-07 Order No. 828 - Land Use Consistency

3-6-07 Notice of Reconvene of Land Use Hearing

1-12-07 SEPA Scoping Study

11-6-06 Public Information Meeting, Land Use Hearing, SEPA Scoping

10-20-06 SEPA Determination of Significance & Scoping Notice

Application for Site Certification:

TOC	Cover, Submittal letter, Table of Contents (591 KB)
Introduction	Introduction (132 KB)
Part 1	General (2,987 KB)
Part 2	Proposal (8,101 KB)
Part 3	Natural Environment (8,900 KB)
Part 4	Built Environment (4,556 KB)
Part 5	Applications for Permits and Authorizations (13,518 KB) REVISED 7-27-07
Appendix A	Industrial Lease Agreement Between Port of Kalama and Energy Northwest (copy on file with EFSEC)
Appendix B	Air Quality (4,315 KB) REVISED 7-30-07
Appendix C	Wetlands Report (6,894 KB)
Appendix D	Noise Measurements (78 KB)
Appendix E	Representative Health and Safety Codes (46 KB)
Appendix F	Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (copy on file with EFSEC)
Appendix G	Tribal Consultation (copy on file with EFSEC)

SEPA Scoping Study

Under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), EFSEC as the lead agency invited the public and governmental agencies to provide suggestions and comments regarding issues to be addressed in an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will be prepared for the PMEC. EFSEC's independent consultant also reviewed the PMEC application and prepared a Scoping Report that summarizes the public and agency comments, as well as offers suggested topics to be covered in an EIS. The findings of this report will be considered by EFSEC in the preparation of the EIS.

Scoping Report for the Pacific Mountain Energy Center, December 2006, prepared by Ecology and Environment, Inc. - 91 pages (2,186 kb)

How to Obtain a Copy:

The Pacific Mountain Energy Center Project Application for Site Certification is available to interested persons upon request in CD-ROM format only. The Draft EIS is available in both hard copy and CD-ROM formats. To obtain a copy contact:

Stephen Posner
EFSEC Compliance Manager

Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
905 Plum Street SE
PO Box 43172
Olympia, WA 98504-3172
(360) 956-2063

or by e-mail: stephenp@cted.wa.gov

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Project Mailing List

To be added to the PMEC project mailing list, please:

contact Tammy Talburt at (360) 956-2121
or
e-mail your complete name and postal address to efsec@cted.wa.gov (Please indicate whether you wish to receive PMEC project information and meeting notices by email or U.S. Mail)

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