InterGen's Indigo Facility in California Up and Running and Bringing Needed Electricity to California.Business Editors & Energy Writers PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2001 InterGen's 135-megawatt Indigo Energy Facility in Palm Springs is operational, on schedule and in time to help meet California's increased summer electricity demand. The Indigo plant indigo plant Any shrub or herb in the genus Indigofera of the pea family (see legume). Most occur in warm climates and are silky or hairy. The leaves are usually divided into smaller leaflets. Small rose, purple, or white flowers are borne in spikes or clusters. is one of two InterGen facilities that comprise the Wildflower wildflower Any flowering plant that grows without intentional human aid. Wildflowers are the source of all cultivated garden varieties of flowers. A wildflower growing where it is unwanted is considered a weed. Energy Project. These plants were the first to be licensed under the California Energy Commission's emergency siting process instituted upon Governor Gray Davis' order to expedite ex·pe·dite tr.v. ex·pe·dit·ed, ex·pe·dit·ing, ex·pe·dites 1. To speed up the progress of; accelerate. 2. electricity plants that can be on line by September 30, 2001. Indigo joins Wildflower Energy's Larkspur Larkspur, city, United States Larkspur, city (1990 pop. 11,070), Marin co., W Calif., a prestigious residential suburb of San Francisco near Mt. Tamalpais; inc. 1908. The region's scenic beauty and excellent beaches attract many visitors. Energy Facility in operation, which was commissioned in July by Governor Davis and InterGen officials. Indigo and Larkspur were the first emergency facilities through the expedited process to be constructed and in operation, and InterGen's first generating facilities in California. The Indigo Energy Facility officially commenced operations on July 26, 2001. On Wednesday, August 8th, Governor Gray Davis and InterGen officials will hold a press conference to mark the dedication of Indigo and recognize the unprecedented cooperative effort that went into siting, licensing and constructing the plant in six months to respond to California's urgent need for electricity. "We are extremely pleased to be a part of the effort to bring new, clean electricity generation to California, and to have both of our first facilities in the state officially in operation," said Carlos Riva, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of InterGen. "We want to thank and recognize California's elected officials, the CEC (Central Electronic Complex) The set of hardware that defines a mainframe, which includes the CPU(s), memory, channels, controllers and power supplies included in the box. Some CECs, such as IBM's Multiprise 2000 and 3000, include data storage devices as well. , Coral Energy, the local community and the many hard-working construction and trades personnel for their commitment to work with InterGen to get Indigo into operation so quickly," he added. The Indigo Energy Facility is located in Palm Springs, near the intersection intersection /in·ter·sec·tion/ (-sek´shun) a site at which one structure crosses another. intersection a site at which one structure crosses another. of 19th and Indian Avenues in an area dominated by wind turbines. Clean-burning natural gas will fuel the plant, and the best available control technology will be employed to reduce emissions. Indigo's site was chosen based on proximity and access to natural gas and connections to transmission lines on the state's power grid. InterGen is a global power generation firm. The company is operating or building a total of nineteen power stations worldwide representing 13,210 MW. It also has projects in advanced development representing an additional 4,595 MW, and more than 9,000 MW in early stage development. The company has projects operating, under construction and/or in advanced development in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Colombia, Mexico, China, Egypt, Turkey, Brazil, Australia and the Netherlands. InterGen is a Shell-Bechtel venture. For more information, please visit our web site www.intergen.com. |
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