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NRG in California Our Home in the West Carlsbad is the home of the Solar and West divisions of NRG Energy, Inc., a Fortune 500 company that is investing in California and working hard to support the state’s leadership in reducing its reliance on traditional fossil fuels. NRG is the nation’s largest developer of solar power and is upgrading its natural gas facilities with modern, efficient generation with quick-start capability to back up intermittent renewable energy sources like solar and wind. NRG has acquired or built over 2,000 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity in California (enough electricity to power nearly two million homes). NRG’s natural gas-fueled power plants are located in Carlsbad, El Segundo and Long Beach and combined they provide reliable generation that serves up to 1.5 million California homes. NRG owns and operates two of the largest solar facilities in the state; the 21 MW Blythe Solar Generating Facility and the 45 MW Avenal Solar Generating Facility (co-owned with Eurus Energy). The Company also owns and operates thermal energy center facilities in San Diego and San Francisco that provide district heating and cooling services to almost 200 downtown buildings. Investing in Cleaner Energy NRG invested approximately $2 billion in renewables and repowering for California last year and the Company expects to invest another $2.8 billion in those areas in 2012. * Repowering two existing natural gas facilities with more than 800 MWs of high efficiency natural gas-fueled power that can support renewables like wind and solar Took a lead investment role in the 392 MW Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s largest solar thermal project, located in the California Mojave Desert California Valley Solar Ranch * Inclusive of equity and debt financing
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NRG in California
Our Home in the WestCarlsbad is the home of the Solar and West divisions of NRG Energy, Inc., a Fortune 500 company that is investing in California and working hard to support the state’s leadership in reducing its reliance on traditional fossil fuels. NRG is the nation’s largest developer of solar power and is upgrading its natural gas facilities with modern, efficient generation with quick-start capability to back up intermittent renewable energy sources like solar and wind.
NRG has acquired or built over 2,000 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity in California (enough electricity to power nearly two million homes). NRG’s natural gas-fueled power plants are located in Carlsbad, El Segundo and Long Beach and combined they provide reliable generation that serves up to 1.5 million California homes. NRG owns and operates two of the largest solar facilities in the state; the 21 MW Blythe Solar
Generating Facility and the 45 MW Avenal Solar Generating Facility (co-owned with Eurus Energy). The Company also owns and operates thermal energy center facilities in San Diego and San Francisco that provide district heating and cooling services to almost 200 downtown buildings.
Investing in Cleaner EnergyNRG invested approximately $2 billion in renewables and repowering for California last year and the Company expects to invest another $2.8 billion in those areas in 2012.*
Repowering two existing natural gas facilities with more than 800 MWs of high efficiency natural gas-fueled power that can support renewables like wind and solar Took a lead investment role in the 392 MW Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s largest solar thermal project, located in the California Mojave Desert
California Valley Solar Ranch
* Inclusive of equity and debt financing
Name Location Jobs Impact
Avenal Solar Generating Facility
(50% owned by NRG)
Kings County 200 construction, 2 operations
45 MW supplies up to 36,000 homes; avoids 54,000 tons of carbon annually
Blythe Solar Generating Facility Riverside County 175 construction, 1 operations
21 MW supplies up to 17,000 homes; avoids 12,000 tons of carbon annually
El Segundo Generating Station El Segundo 42 employees 670 MW supplies up to 500,000 homes
Encina Generating Station / San Diego Turbines
Carlsbad 72 employees 965 MW supplies up to 775,000 homes
Long Beach Generating Station Long Beach 13 employees 260 MW supplies up to 200,000 homes
San Diego Energy Center San Diego 4 employees Serves 4 million square feet of office space
San Francisco Energy Center San Francisco 28 employees Serves 37 million square feet of office space
NRG Solar and Western Region Offices
Carlsbad andLarkspur
70 employees
Total Jobs: 607
Current Operations
NRG’s assets in California
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System
Blythe Solar Generating Facility
NRG Energy Center San Francisco
Alpine Solar ProjectAvenal Solar Generating Facility
Borrego Solar Project
California Valley Solar Ranch
NRG Energy Center San DiegoSan Diego Turbines
Encina Generating Station
El Segundo Generating StationLong Beach Generating Station
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Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System
Blythe Solar Generating Facility
NRG Energy Center San Francisco
Alpine Solar ProjectAvenal Solar Generating Facility
Borrego Solar Project
California Valley Solar Ranch
NRG Energy Center San DiegoSan Diego Turbines
Encina Generating Station
El Segundo Generating StationLong Beach Generating Station
Name Location Completion Date
Description Jobs Impact
Alpine Solar Project Lancaster2012
66 MW solar 240 construction, 5 employees
Avoids 36,000 tons of carbon annually
Borrego Solar Project Borrego Springs2012
26 MW solar 250 construction, 5 employees
Supplies more than 20,000 homes with clean power
California Valley Solar Ranch San Luis Obispo County 2013
250 MW solar 350 construction, 15 employees
Supports a yearly average of 100,000 homes, avoids 333,000 tons of carbon annually, $10 million total tax revenue
El Segundo Energy Center El SegundoMid-2013
New 550 MW combined-cycle gas
350 construction, 5 employees
Rapid-start supports renewables, 30% greater efficiency, air cooling, $3 million tax revenue annually
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (more than 50% owned by NRG)
Mojave DesertMid-2013
392 MW solar thermal, largest in the world
1,400 construction, 86 employees
Supports a yearly average of 140,000 homes, avoids 450,000 tons of carbon annually
Psomas Distributed Solar Southern CA 9 MW solar(50% owned by NRG)
N/A Rooftop solar provides power with zero land use
Total Jobs: 2,706
Under Construction
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Started construction on the 250 MW photovoltaic California Valley Solar Ranch project in San Luis Obispo County, which is due online in 2012 and 2013 Began construction at the 66 MW Alpine Solar Project and the 26 MW Borrego Solar Project, which are both expected to be completed in 2012 Established partnerships with Psomas and Prologis to develop rooftop distributed solar projects at various locations in southern California
In addition, NRG acquired the 290 MW Agua Caliente Solar Project in Yuma County, Arizona, that will sell its power to Pacific Gas and Electric Company. When completed in 2014, Agua Caliente will supply more than 225,000 California homes with clean electricity, helping the state meet its renewable energy goals.
State LeadershipCalifornia is also a leader in the public adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) that will further America’s energy independence from imported oil and improve local air quality. NRG’s contributions with solar and modernized gas plants improve the overall impact of EVs by making them closer to true zero-emission vehicles. NRG also plans an ambitious rollout of a comprehensive public EV charging infrastructure in the next four years that will further accelerate the adoption of EVs.
In addition to pursuing solar, EV charging and repowering our existing gas facilities, NRG leads efforts on regulatory, market and environmental initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life across the region. For example, NRG participates in regional energy and sustainability planning through the University of San Diego’s Energy Policy Initiative Center (EPIC). EPIC works with San Diego’s regional planning agency, the San Diego Association of Governments, to positively influence the sustainability and energy planning process in San Diego County.
Community InvolvementNRG proudly funds numerous charitable organizations that serve local communities. Last year, the Company contributed nearly $600,000 to worthy non-profit organizations in California such as the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, school districts and environmental groups.
Recent charitable partners include the California-based Semper Fi Fund that helps soldiers recover from the physical and emotional scars following life-altering injuries, and the El Segundo Education Foundation to fund sustainability initiatives for public schools (K-12).
Some other state organizations that received $25,000 or more funding in 2011 include:
Borrego Springs Unified School District
Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation
Partners in Education – Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
National Society of Black Engineers
San Diego Food Bank
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