A Media Advisory regarding the proposed Rio Linda  Power Plant Project has 
been placed online at:

http://www.energy.ca.gov/releases/2001_releases/2001-05-09_riolinda.html

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For immediate release:  May 9, 2001

Contact: Claudia Chandler (916)654-4989

Energy Commission Schedules Informational Hearing and Site Visit to Proposed 
Rio Linda Power Project

Sacramento  On Wednessday, May 16, 2001, members of the public and other 
interested parties will have an opportunity to learn more about the proposed 
Rio Linda Power Project, a 560-megawatt power plant proposed by FPL Energy 
Sacramento Power, LLC.

If approved, the Rio Linda Power Project would be 
located`on`a`ypmacre`site`in`the`community`of Rio Linda, in Sacramento 
County, approximately seven miles east of Sacramento International Airport.  
The proposed project would be a natural gas-fired, combined cycle facility.

What:  Informational Hearing and Site Visit

Who:  The hearing is an open meeting where interested members of the public 
are welcome to participate and ask questions about the project.

When:  WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2001
  Informational Hearing will begin at 6 p.m.
  Site visit to follow

Where: Rio Linda Community United Methodist Church
  Church Sanctuary
  6800 6th Street (corner of 6th and M Streets)
  Rio Linda, CA
  (Wheelchair Accessible)

Bus transportation to the site will leave from the hearing location at 6:30 
p.m. Land owners, members of the general public, and governmental agencies 
are invited to participate in this tour.  On Thursday, May 17, 2001, 
Commission staff will conduct a Data Request Workshop and a more extensive 
site visit of the linear facilities.

Reservations to participate in the tour and workshop should be made through 
the Energy Commission's Public Adviser's Office at (916) 654-4489, (800) 
822-6228 or by e-mail at: <pao@energy.state.ca.us>.

For information regarding public participation, contact the Commission's 
Public Adviser, Roberta Mendonca.  The Public Adviser will be present to 
explain the Commission's certification process and assist those interested in 
participating.

Information concerning the status of the Rio Linda Power Project, as well as 
notices and other relevant documents, is also available on the Energy 
Commission's Internet web site at:

www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/riolinda

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