Press Releases

• SCPPA APPROVES 200 MW WIND PURCHASE (02/15/07)
• SCPPA AND TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT PURCHASE ADDITIONAL NATURAL GAS RESERVES; SECURE LONG-TERM SUPPLY OF NATURAL GAS AT STABLE PRICES FOR POWER GENERATION (10/26/06)
• SCPPA'S MAGNOLIA POWER PROJECT AWARDED PLATT'S POWER MAGAZINE "PLANT OF THE YEAR" (September 2005)
• 6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CITIES TO CELEBRATE DEDICATION OF MAGNOLIA POWER PROJECT IN BURBANK ON JUNE 2 (05/16/05)
  BURBANK, Calif. - The mayors and utility officials for six Southern California cities (Anaheim, Burbank, Cerritos, Colton, Glendale and Pasadena) participating in the 310-megawatt (MW) Magnolia Power Project (Magnolia) are expected here for the June 2 dedication ceremony. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a long-time proponent of building additional power generating plants in California, is among the federal, state and local invitees for the landmark event, which is open to the public. The dedication ceremony begins at 10 a.m. at the project site, 110 W. Magnolia Blvd. in Burbank.
  
• THOUSANDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS BENEFIT FROM MUNICIPAL UTILITY PROGRAMS (05/27/04)
  The Southern California Public Power Authority ("SCPPA") reported today that its municipal utility members, including Anaheim, Azusa, Banning, Burbank, Cerritos, Colton, Glendale, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Riverside and Vernon and the Imperial Irrigation District, have committed over one-half billion dollars to Public Benefit Programs over the last seven years.
  
• SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES REQUEST PROPOSALS FOR INNOVATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES (05/18/04)
  The Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) is soliciting proposals for the demonstration of innovative energy technologies that would benefit electric utility customers in Southern California. Funding for this program is provided pursuant to the public goods charge collected from SCPPA member electric utility customers pursuant to state law, therefore the technologies supported must be related to the efficient usage, storage, management, or distributed generation of electricity.
  
• SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CITIES TAKE OUTPUT FROM CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST WIND PLANT (09/03/03)
  On September 1st, the cities of Anaheim, Azusa, Colton, Glendale, and Pasadena began taking output from the state's largest wind plant, the High Winds Energy Center in Solano County, California. These cities all operate municipally owned electric utilities and are members of the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA).
  
• SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES COMMIT $489 MILLION TO PUBLIC BENEFIT PROGRAMS (05/15/03)
  Nearly half a billion dollars in five years have been committed to benefit the residents and businesses of eleven Southern California cities and one irrigation district, according to the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) in a report issued today.
  
• SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES REQUEST PROPOSALS FOR RENEWABLE POWER (02/27/03)
  The Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) is soliciting competitive proposals for 70 to 120 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy, through equity participation in one or more renewable power facilities (preferred), or under a long-term contract (optional).