NCPA Geothermal Project
12 Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) members share percentages of the Geysers Geo Plants 1 and 2 and the North Fork Stanislaus River Hydroelectric Development Project. The shares of 8 of the 11 NCPA members covered in this IRP are shown in the table below.
| Project | Hydro | Geothermal |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 243,000 | 126,000 |
| Alameda | 10% | 16.88% |
| Biggs | 0% | 0.23% |
| Gridley | 0% | 0.34% |
| Healdsburg | 1.66% | 3.67% |
| Lodi | 10.37% | 10.28% |
| Lompoc | 2.30% | 3.68% |
| PSREC | 1.69% | 0.70% |
| Ukiah | 2.04% | 5.61% |
Placer County Water Agency, Port of Oakland, and Truckee Donner Public Utility District do not have shares in either of the 2 projects.
The table includes solar generation from the 2 MW project in the Geysers area. 1 MW was installed in 2008. 1 MW was installed in October 2009. The Geyser’s PV project is expected to generate about 3,400,000 kWh per year. The table does not include other renewable resources individually owned or contracted for by the members such as the Lake Mendicino Project, a hydroelectric facility owned by Ukiah, which generates 8,000 to 10,000 MWh a year.