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We de GENERATION SERVICES THE POWER TO MEET ANY DEMAND California's following and spinning reserves to the California power consumption demands require three types Information Systems Operator (CAISO), providing of electricity generation: base load generation to stateside reliabiliity. supply electricity 24/7, intermediate generation that COMBUSTION TURBINE PROJECT NUMBER 1 These can follow customer loads throughout the day, and units provide capacity that can be called upon to peaking and backup generation for extremely high handle extremely high peak loads or emergencies loads/problems with the electrical grid. NCPA pro- with California's electrical transmission system. The vides all three types of generation. real measure of their performance is the availabil- The vast majority of energy we produce is from ity to operate when called upon. For the fiscal year renewable/non-greenhouse gas-emitting sources. 2006/07,the availability was 95%. We are constantly working to find new ways to COMBUSTION TURBINE PROJECT NUMBER 2 This unit is meet member needs while increasing renewable ideally matched to our members' needs to meet energy production and reducing greenhouse gas summer peak loads. For 2006/07,the availability of (GHG) emissions. Some examples of our industry- this power plant was 93%. leading projects: GREEN POWER POOL PROJECT In 2006 NCPA initiated GEOTHERMAL PROJECT NUMBERS 1 AND 2 These four the Green Power Pool project to help our members geothermal power plants help our members meet meet their renewable energy targets and provide renewable energy standards established by their an invaluable source of non-greenhouse gas emis- local governing boards. The plants harness the sion energy. NCPA issued a request for proposals energy of The Geysers' steamfield to produce car- for 50 megawatts of renewable non-GHG sources bon-free electricity for our member communities of energy. Negotiations with potential developers and districts. are underway. CALAVERAS HYDRO PROJECT NCPA's five hydro genera- LODI COMBINED CYCLE PROJECT(LODI ENERGY CENTER) tion power plants are used as an intermediate load This state-of-the-art combined cycle project, the following resource, adjusting energy production cleanest and most efficient natural gas power plant to match our members' loads and contributing to available, will produce energy with 30 to 40% less statewide reliability. Hydro generation delivers this GHG emissions than purchasing the energy from the service at a lower cost than any other generation market, while promoting optimum reliability. The resource, with virtually no greenhouse gas emis- plant is scheduled to become operational in 2012. sions. The Hydro Project provides the excess load