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San Francisco commission rejects power plant plan
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SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has voted to reject a plan to build new power plants in the city's Potrero Hill neighborhood.
The commission cited concerns over the environmental and financial cost of the project, which would have come with a $230 million price tag to the city.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors, however, have the final say in the matter and are expected to take up the issue again next month.
The project has fallen out of favor with the commission and with Mayor Gavin Newsom, though both once supported the plan.
The new plants would have eliminated the need for, and eventually shut down, an older power plant operating in the city and owned by Mirant Corporation of Atlanta.
The commission voted 3-0 against the project, opting instead to consider a plan to retrofit existing power plant units in the city.
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