Pio Pico Energy Center Begins Commercial Operations in California

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The 300-megawatt (MW), natural gas-fired Pio Pico Energy Center, which is located Otay Mesa, California, began commercial operations last month following its completion by Apex Power Group, LLC.

The center uses GE LMS100 technology, and is capable of producing enough electricity to serve about 200,000 customers. It has flexible, quick-start capabilities.

Construction of the center began in March, 2015. The energy from the facility is sold to San Diego Gas & Electric under a long-term, 25-year power purchase agreement.

The project created hundreds of jobs at the peak of construction, and had a total investment value of $300 million. It engaged Kiewit Power Company, which is part of Kiewit Corporation (Omaha, Nebraska), as the general contractor. Apex Power Group recently sold the project to J.P. Morgan Asset Management, an asset of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) (New York, New York). NAES Corporation (Issaquah, Washington) will be responsible for the operations and maintenance of the facility, which has 20 full-time positions.

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