Los Angeles County Could See $3.6 Billion in Second-Quarter Project Starts

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Los Angeles County, California, is gearing up for some very high-value projects that are planned to kick off in the upcoming quarter. Projects in the Power and Industrial Manufacturing industries dominate the county's proposed second-quarter project starts.

Click on image at right for a breakdown by industry of planned second-quarter project starts in Los Angeles County.

First Solar Incorporated's (NASDAQ:FSLR) (Tempe, Arizona) 230-megawatt (MW) AV Solar Ranch One received its final environmental impact report and conditional use permit from Los Angeles County earlier this year. The $1 billion facility will be built on 2,100 acres in Antelope Valley and could begin construction as early as June.

Approximately 75 miles south, in El Segundo, California, NRG Energy Incorporated (NSYE:NRG) (Princeton, New Jersey) is performing a combined-cycle power addition at its El Segundo Power Plant. For additional information, see March 16, 2011, article - General Contractor Selected for El Segundo Power Plant Combined-Cycle Addition.

Rounding out the top three projects in the county is Phase 2A of the Gold Line Foothill Light Rail Extension, which is proposed to begin construction in June. In addition to the 11.4-mile rail extension from East Pasadena through Azusa, a 330-foot-long, 180-foot-wide maintenance facility for the inspection and service of rail vehicles will be constructed.

Details of these and other projects are available in Industrial Info's North American Industrial Database.

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