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SIRACUSA:Thats very close for I know its alternative you know but its, its, still looks very close to me for something as dangerous as Naphtha. ALAMEDA:Questions? Any follow up question Commissioner Siracusa? SIRACUSA:Well Im wondering you know like why they think considering Naphtha as an alternative to diesel when theyre both basically petroleum based products and if we know whats been happening you know with petroleum based products and prices and how-. Im concerned about how that would effect the electric bills for everybody and why Im wondering arent you looking at something to burn that would come from a different source that wouldnt be tied in to say mid-east oil or OPEC or that sort of thing. LEE:Very good question. The reason that we listed Naphtha as an alternative. Thereisadifference,theconstituentsofwhatconsistsofNaphthaanddiesel.And,itjustis based on perhaps theres going to be future more stringent regulatory air permit regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency or from the Department of Health. And the reason that we would choose Naphtha is that Naphtha has a lower level of nitrogen-. SIRACUSA:Flash point. LEE:-in the Naphtha than the diesel. So the emission that comes out as a result of combusting this fuel is what we call NOx, Nitrogen Oxides. So by switching to Naphtha you would have a lower level of Nitrogen Oxides being emitted. So this would be, we would move to that alternative if the permit restrictions become much, much more stringent. SICHTER:Id like to add to Mr. Lees comments that of the remaining construction to be done at the plant it can be summarized as the installation of a heat recovery system. And that heat recovery system is referred to in the application as a ST7 or steam turbine 7. It would consist of a mechanism whereby the heat from the existing combustion turbines 5 and 6 is captured in order to make the facility more fuel-efficient. So that is the, improves the environmental function of the entire facility by capturing wasted heat and using it to generate additional megawatts of electricity. So the remaining construction that is intended is intended to improve the efficiency of the plant. ALAMEDA:Commissioner Siracusa follow up question for that? SIRACUSA:Not at the moment. ALAMEDA:Okay, other Commissioners any questions for our applicants? Commissioner Springer? SPRINGER:Thanks. Im just looking at the Landscape Concept Plan and in that our condition has been amended to maintain rather than provide could you just walk through me on the photograph of where? You have a good plant list but I cant quite make out the fuzzy print on my copy where the actual plantings are occurring. EXHIBIT G 8