From today’s SF Business Times,

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said late Monday that it will close its Hunters Point power plant — the last in San Francisco — on May 15.

The utility said a new transmission line just put into operation in San Mateo County will provide power reliability to replace the Hunters Point plant.

“PG&E has worked long and hard to plan and build transmission projects that will allow us to close Hunters Point Power Plant, just as we promised,” said Tom King, president and CEO of PG&E, in a statement. The Jefferson-Martin 230,000 volt, $221 million transmission line was turned on April 29.

All but three miles of the 27-mile line are underground within roadways, with the remainder overhead in an existing utility corridor along the edge of a watershed. A short, temporary overhead portion spans the roadway above Crystal Springs Dam near Hillsborough. That portion will eventually be replaced with an underground line when the county rebuilds the bridge.

PG&E (NYSE: PCG) said it will officially close the plant on May 15, but the utility said it doesn’t expect to run the plant during the next two weeks.

Hunters Point PG&E Power Plant To Close [SFHomeBlog]

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