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South Bay Power Plant Postponement Requested

By Amy Isackson / Border Reporter,  KPBS Public Broadcasting
Published November 28, 2006 at 12:18 PM PST
This story was published more than 17 years ago.

Environmental activists and some elected officials from the South Bay are urging the Port of San Diego to postpone its decision to build a new power plant in Chula Vista. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson ha

South Bay Power Plant Postponement Requested

Environmental activists and some elected officials from the South Bay are urging the Port of San Diego to postpone its decision to build a new power plant in Chula Vista. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson has details.

There’s little disagreement that the existing South Bay power plant should be removed. It pollutes the area, is inefficient and an eyesore. However, there’s little consensus on how the plant should be replaced.

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LS Power, who currently operates the plant, has applied to the California Energy Commission to build a new facility next door. The Commission replied with a list of 98 questions including how quickly LS Power will dismantle the old plant.

Environmental Health Coalition Director Laura Hunter says the Port should make sure all the questions are answered.

Hunter: There’s no reason for the Port to lock us into a 45 year commitment at this point when we don’t have the benefit of that analysis.

Hunter says another big question is if better options exist to meet the region’s energy needs. Amy Isackson, KPBS News.

Amy Isackson
Amy Isackson was the border reporter at KPBS from 2004 to 2011. She covered breaking news and feature stories on California-Mexico border issues and immigration, for local and national broadcast. Amy got her start in public radio by pitching a series of stories about rural New Zealand - horse dentistry and sheep sheering - to Radio New Zealand's "Country Life" program. She then worked with Peabody Award-winning radio producers Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson, to help create the Sonic Memorial, a series of stories on the World Trade Center before, during and after 9/11. Amy's work has been recognized with awards from the Associated Press Television-Radio Association of California and Nevada, the California Chicano News Media Association, and the San Diego Press Club. She won the Sol Price Prize for Responsible Journalism in 2009 from the Society of Professional Journalists for her story about high school students smuggling people and drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. Prior to venturing into the wonderful world of public radio, Amy worked for Yahoo! Inc. for nearly five years as an editorial surfer, associate producer and broadcast communications manager. She majored in Latin American History at Williams College. She grew up in San Diego and made frequent trips south of the border.
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