Los Angeles Utility Agrees PPA for 14 MWe From Wild Rose Geothermal Project (News Release)
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will enter a Power Purchase Agreement to buy 14 MWe of reliable geothermal renewable energy – enough clean energy to serve 19,000 Los Angeles homes and avoid 64,100 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, which is roughly equivalent to removing 12,300 cars off the road each year.
On April 3, the Los Angeles City Council approved LADWP’s 20-year power sales agreement with the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) for geothermal energy from the Wild Rose Geothermal Power Plant, which is under construction in Mineral County, Nevada.
LADWP will receive 85 percent of the plant’s total 16 MWe output, representing 114 gigawatt-hours annually; the City of Burbank Water and Power will receive the remaining output. The Wild Rose project is being developed by an affiliate of Ormat Technologies, Inc., and is expected to be in commercial operation by the end of 2013.
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