The Northern California Power Agency, located in Roseville, California, is a joint powers agency formed in 1968 to provide its members with electrical energy purchasing, aggregation, scheduling and management. [1] [2] [3] It coordinates with the California Independent System Operator. [3]
As of 2022, the NCPA's 796 megawatt portfolio consisted of geothermal, hydroelectric, and natural gas power plants, which were 55% greenhouse gas emission-free. [1]
In 2006, the NCPA began annual cloud seeding operations to increase precipitation, and as of 2022 was one of seven agencies in California that are running such programs. [4] [5]
Members
As of September 2022: [6]
- Alameda Municipal Power
- Bay Area Rapid Transit
- City of Biggs
- City of Gridley
- City of Healdsburg
- City of Lompoc
- City of Palo Alto
- City of Ukiah
- Lodi Electric Utility
- Port of Oakland
- Redding Electric Utility
- Roseville Electric
- Silicon Valley Power
- Truckee Donner PUD
- Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative
- Shasta Lake
External links
References
- ^ a b "NCPA | Northern California Power Agency". Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ Swaminathan, Shiva (2007-10-29). "ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT" (PDF). City Manager's Report 395:07. City of Palo Alto. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ a b California news The Sacramento Bee (subscription required)
- ^ Maness, Charity (2015-10-15). "Cloud seeding to begin over Sierra". Calaveras Enterprise. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ Cabanatuan, Michael (2022-03-16). "A plane was 'cloud seeding' in the Sierra this week to make it rain. Does that actually work?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "NCPA Members | NCPA". Retrieved 2022-09-18.