The City of Riverside Public Utilities provides electric service to more than 106,000 metered electric accounts, representing a service area population of over 285,000. The utility is committed to the highest quality water and electric services at the lowest possible rates to benefit the community. To maintain their commitment, Riverside has positioned itself well in the electric market by utilizing short, mid-, and long-term contracts from power suppliers, and by building power generation sources within its own power grid, including a 40 MW power plant in 2002 and a 99.6 MW gas turbine power plant in 2006, which will double with the addition of two new turbines currently under construction. Riverside’s portfolio includes 48 MW of renewable resources, which includes 1579 kW of photovoltaic systems within the city, and geothermal energy at the Salton Sea and future geothermal projects with the Shoshone tribe in Utah.