The project’s applicant, Pio Pico Energy Center, will build the natural gas-fired, simple-cycle electrical generating facility on a 9.99-acre site located at 7363 Calzada de la Fuente in the Otay Mesa Business Park.
Energy Commissioner Carla Peterman said, "This power plant will be able to respond quickly and follow load fluctuations in the San Diego area when power demand is high."
The committee that reviewed the $300m project ruled that the plant will have no significant impacts on the environment and complies with all applicable standards and regulations.
Construction is scheduled to start early next year, and operations are set to begin in May 2014, according to the commission.
