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NCPA NCPA Connect Employee Wire CAREERS Working at NCPA Employee Benefits NCPA Departments NCPA Job Listings Internship Opportunities Member Job Listings Salary Schedules Labor Contracts About NCPA Members Alameda Municipal Power Bay Area Rapid Transit District City of Biggs City of Gridley City of Healdsburg City of Lompoc City of Palo Alto City of Shasta Lake City of Ukiah Lodi Electric Utility Port of Oakland Redding Electric Utility Roseville Electric Silicon Valley Power Truckee Donner PUD Plumas-Sierra REC Mission Mission Statement Joint Action History Environmental Legacy 50th Anniversary Organization Finance & Administrative Services Accounting & Finance General Services Information Services Power Settlements Generation Services Human Resources Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Power Management Generation Geothermal Hydroelectric Lodi Energy Center Combustion Turbine Projects Media Hometown Connections Meetings Calendar 2024 Commission Committees Executive Committee Facilities Committee Finance Committee LEC – PPC Committee Legal Committee L&R Committee Nominating Committee Events NCPA Annual Conference Financials Budget Annual Report Annual Report 2020-2021 Bonds Notices Hydroelectric Geothermal Lodi Energy Center Capital Facilities Financial Statements NCPA Members Policy Issues Wildfires Decarbonization Climate Adaptation: Reservoir Management Federal Power Resource Reports Wildfire Mitigation Plans Energy Efficiency Home CAREERS Meetings Policy Financials CAREERS Working at NCPA Employee Benefits NCPA Departments NCPA Job Listings Internship Opportunities Member Job Listings Salary Schedules Labor Contracts NCPA Connect Training Past Courses Training Resources Training Services About NCPA Members Alameda Municipal Power Bay Area Rapid Transit District City of Biggs City of Gridley City of Healdsburg City of Lompoc City of Palo Alto City of Shasta Lake City of Ukiah Lodi Electric Utility Port of Oakland Redding Electric Utility Roseville Electric Silicon Valley Power Truckee Donner PUD Plumas-Sierra REC Mission Mission Statement Joint Action History Environmental Legacy 50th Anniversary Organization Finance & Administrative Services Accounting & Finance General Services Information Services Power Settlements Generation Services Human Resources Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Power Management Generation Geothermal Hydroelectric Lodi Energy Center Combustion Turbine Projects Media Hometown Connections Meetings Calendar 2024 Commission Committees Executive Committee Facilities Committee Finance Committee LEC – PPC Committee Legal Committee L&R Committee Nominating Committee Events NCPA Annual Conference Financials Budget Annual Report Annual Report 2020-2021 Bonds Notices Hydroelectric Geothermal Lodi Energy Center Capital Facilities Financial Statements NCPA Members Policy Issues Wildfires Decarbonization Climate Adaptation: Reservoir Management Federal Power Resource Reports Wildfire Mitigation Plans Energy Efficiency RESOURCES Requests for Proposals (RFPs) Excess Property Sales Environmental Documents NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY Bringing the Benefits of Joint Action to California for Over 50 Years The Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), a California Joint Action Agency, was established in 1968 by a consortium of locally owned electric utilities to make joint investments in energy resources that would ensure an affordable, reliable, and clean supply of electricity for customers in its member communities. NCPA members include municipalities, a rural electric cooperative, and other publicly owned entities for which the public agency provides such services as the purchase, aggregation, scheduling, and management of electrical energy. Most critically for its 16 members, NCPA over the past four decades has constructed and today operates and maintains a fleet of power plants that is among the cleanest in the nation, and that provides reliable and affordable electricity to more than 700,000 Californians. NCPA made a major investment in renewable energy in the early 1980s when it developed two geothermal power plants and financed and built a 250 MW hydroelectric facility. Thirty years later, these resources continue to generate reliable, emission-free electricity for its member communities. NCPA’s 778 MW portfolio of power plants are approximately 57% greenhouse gas emission-free. NCPA’s mix of geothermal, hydroelectric, and natural gas resources is well positioned to help its members achieve California’s policy of a 60% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) by 2030. NCPA member utilities also have invested heavily in the most environmentally friendly form of electricity—the megawatts that you do not use. The agency’s members collectively have spent more than $250 million on energy efficiency since 2006, reducing demand for electricity by 735 gigawatt hours during that time. NCPA’s commitment to the environment reflects its status as a public entity whose policies and values are set not by investors, but by locally elected or appointed officials who serve as the energy regulators in the cities, towns, and districts that are members of the Agency. NCPA appointed officials live and work in their communities and remain directly accountable for the utility service to their customers (and neighbors), they provide a knowledgeable, responsive, and effective governing body. With that combination of industry knowledge and commitment to the environment, NCPA has scored some notable firsts” in environmental stewardship: The world’s first integrated wastewater geothermal system, which reversed years of declining steam production at the geothermal facility and prolonged the life of one of the state’s most important sources of renewable generation. The first entity in the U.S. to install fast start” combined-cycle natural gas turbines that not only are highly efficient but also are designed to facilitate the integration of new intermittent renewables, such as solar and wind, and help California meet its ambitious renewable portfolio standard targets. The world’s first integrated wastewater geothermal system, which reversed years of declining steam production at the geothermal facility and prolonged the life of one of the state’s most important sources of renewable generation. The first entity in the U.S. to install fast start” combined-cycle natural gas turbines that not only are highly efficient but also are designed to facilitate the integration of new intermittent renewables, such as solar and wind, and help California meet its ambitious renewable portfolio standard targets. NCPA Follow The Northern California Power Agency—Bringing the Benefits of Joint Action to California for Over 55 Years Retweet on Twitter NCPA Retweeted Palo Alto Utilities @pautilities · 9 May Time is running out for Palo Alto businesses to get extra rebates on efficiency and electrification projects! Act fast and learn more at http://cityofpaloalto.org/businessenergyadvisor. Reply on Twitter 1788674439749697915 Retweet on Twitter 1788674439749697915 1 Like on Twitter 1788674439749697915 1 Twitter 1788674439749697915 Retweet on Twitter NCPA Retweeted Silicon Valley Power @santaclarapower · 9 May ? Join us for a public meeting SVP plans to construct a new 2.24-mile 115kV transmission line to connect the Northern Receiving Station and Kifer Receiving Station. ? Thurs., May 23, 5 - 7 p.m. ? Register: https://ow.ly/jzJK50RzSQA ? Project Website: http://siliconvalleypower.com/115kv Reply on Twitter 1788630487243645375 Retweet on Twitter 1788630487243645375 1 Like on Twitter 1788630487243645375 1 Twitter 1788630487243645375 Retweet on Twitter NCPA Retweeted City of Redding @cityofredding · 2 May Connect with @ReddingElectric to share your thoughts on how it can improve programs, products, and services for REU customers! 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