ARCHIVED REPORTS LEC APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION

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SECTION 1.0:EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There are fourteen project participants for the LEC project,each with a varying participant share as identified in Table 1.2-1. The fourteen participants range from municipalities,rural electric cooperatives,irrigation districts,BART,the Port of Oakland and other publicly- owned entities. TABLE 1.2-1 Project Participants for the LEC Project Participant Participant Share City of Azusa 2.7% Bay Area Rapid Transit District 5.9% City of Biggs 0.4% California Department of Water Resources 23.5% City of Gridley 2.0% City of Healdsburg 1.6% City of Lodi 11.8% City of Lompoc 2.0% Modesto Irrigation District 23.5% Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative 0.8% Port of Oakland 1.2% Power and Water Resources Pooling Authority 2.0% Silicon Valley Power 19.6% City of Ukiah 3.1% 1.3 Project Schedule NCPA is filing this Application for Certification (AFC) under the California Energy Commissions (CEC) certification process. Assuming the project receives a certification by fall of 2009,construction of the LEC will begin in the first quarter 2010 and will last approximately 24 months. Pre-operational testing of the power plant will begin in the fourth quarter 2011, and full-scale commercial operation is expected to commence by first quarter 2012. 1.4 Project Alternatives A"no project" alternative was considered and rejected. The no project alternative fails to meet the basic project objectives of the LEC as described in this AFC. For example, the no project alternative is inconsistent with one of the primary objectives of NCPA's program to provide electrical power to support reliable supply and operational flexibility for the NCPA project participants. In addition,the no project alternative could result in greater fuel consumption and air pollution in the state;because older,less efficient plants with higher air SACI371322I082330001(LEC_1.0_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.DOC) 1-9