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it ci <br />Elk* <br />River <br />Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />10.1 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Work Session <br />November 2, 2020 <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Concept Review: Combustion Turbine at 17845 <br />Chris Leeseber , Senior Planner <br />Reviewed by <br />Highway 10, Great River Energy <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Action Requested <br />Review the proposed project and provide the applicant with informal/non-binding feedback. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Great River Energy (GRE) proposes to construct a combustion <br />turbine to replace Energy Recovery Station's 49 megawatts of <br />generating capacity. With the plant demolition and other operational <br />changes within GRE's energy portfolio, a replacement power source <br />by Spring of 2022 is needed to maintain existing transmission <br />contracts. The proposed turbine will have a similar generating <br />capacity but would occur on a much smaller footprint. <br />GRE has a 200 MW combustion turbine on site and the proposed <br />turbine would be located next to the existing one or within a building <br />already constructed on site. The generator currently operates 150-500 <br />hours per year and GRE anticipates the new generator would operate <br />no more than 900 hours per year. <br />The applicant would like feedback from the City Council regarding a <br />Conditional Use Permit to construct the combustion turbine. <br />Planning Commission <br />Hwy 10 <br />The Planning Commission reviewed the request on October 27, <br />2020, and did not have concerns with the proposal, but discussed <br />noises generated by the existing and proposed combustion turbines, <br />the preferred location, and sight lines from Highway 169. Figure <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />The request supports growth of the business community within Elk River <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A n elcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br />RR <br />CR 12 <br />i <br />"O <br />6y <br />PR�ERER Ri <br />[NATURE <br />Updated. August 2020 <br />