What Credible Agencies like the California Independent System Operators, California Electricity Oversight Board, and others say about LEAPS
Action you can take to help stop LEAPS
Why LEAPS is not economically viable
What credible persons and agencies say
Lies, Inaccuracies, and Misleading Statements
San Diego Gas and Electric
Former FERC commissioner testifies that FERC does not have the authority to authorize the LEAPS transmission line (see pdf).
Other comments by SDG&E (SDG&E, pdf)
Southern Californian Edison LEAPS alternative is in progress
(see our comments and Southern California Edison's plans)
Congressman Ken Calvert, 44th Congressional District (Inquiry regarding legal issues with LEAPS project, pdf)
Why and how FERC should prevent construction of the stand-alone transmission line (pdf) by Jacki Ayer
California Independent System Operators (CAISO) report (CAISO Report, pdf)
Summary: Key components to Nevada Hydro's strategy is to 1) use public funding via the Transmission access charge to pay for LEAPS (the plant is not profitable) and 2) to have CAISO assume operation of the plant (who better to operate a non-profitable power plant than a state agency?) To these proposals CAISO said "No" and "No".
Califorinia Electricity Oversight Board (CEOB Report, pdf )
Summary: CEOB took CAISO's No, No response (see above) a step further to offer this report, which constitutes a public spanking of NV. Specifically this oversight board said 1) the California rate payer should not fund LEAPS through the transmission access charge, 2) the benefits of LEAPS do not make up for its costs, and 3) the CAISO has no business operating LEAPS
Riverside County Planning Department (report, pdf)
Excerpt says: "Staff believes that deferred mitigation measures pending 'future studies' is a direct violation of the National Environmental Policy Act and the California Environmental Quality Act and that the Applicant should be required to provide this information prior to the commission issuing the Hydropower license"
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E, pdf)
Municipal Water District(MWD, pdf)
Comments from Doug Pinnow:
The case for Including Expenditures for the LEAPS Project in the FY 2007-2008 EVMWD Budget (PDF)
Comments by Ann Fege (Fege, pdf)
Ann Fege is a former supervisor of the Cleveland National Forest. She openly opposed the LEAPS project and transmission line, citing them as incompatible with the forest plan. She now is a private citizen.