Silicon Valley Power Begins Operation in California

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). In March 2005, Silicon Valley Power (SVP) started full operation at its 147-megawatt (MW) Donald Von Raesfeld Power Station in Santa Clara, California. This power station is a combined-cycle power plant consisting of two 45 MW General Electric LM6000PC SPRINT combustion turbines and one 57 MW Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Steam Turbine.

Black and Veatch Corporation (Overland Park, Kansas) was awarded the engineering contract, and University Marelich Mechanical, a branch location of Marelich Mechanical Company Incorporated, handled the construction. Marelich Mechanical Company Incorporated, headquartered in Hayward, California, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EMCOR Group, and was founded in 1932. University Marelich Mechanical is based in Anaheim, California.

This project will provide power to SVP's customers and help SVP meet expected load growth. SVP's total investment in this plant was $165 million.

This project includes two of eleven units, totaling 1,021 MW that have come online so far this year in California. There are currently 18 additional units under construction in the state, totaling 1,826 MW. Click on the image at right to view a chart showing the breakdown of these units by county.

Silicon Valley Power, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, provides electricity for the city of Santa Clara. The company was founded in July 1896.

Black & Veatch Corporation, founded in 1915 in Overland Park, Kansas, is one of the largest engineering and construction firms in the United States.

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