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Sempra Generation built a $350 million, 625 megawatt (MW) electrical generating plant in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, that was designed as one of the cleanest and most efficient power plants in North America. The plant, which only uses clean-burning natural gas as a fuel source, features the latest in air-emissions-reduction technologies.
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PLANT OWNER: |
Termoeléctrica De Mexicali is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sempra Energy. |
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PLANT LOCATION: |
TDM is about 18 kilometers west of Mexicali, next to the Mexicali-Tijuana highway and about three miles south of the Imperial Valley/Mexicali border. |
PLANT TYPE: |
Combined-cycle; fueled using natural gas |
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TOTAL GENERATING CAPACITY: |
625 MW, or enough electricity for about 470,000 area homes. (Electricity use varies by region, depending on the weather and other conditions.) |
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ESTIMATED COST: |
About $350 million |
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OPERATIONAL START DATE: |
Summer 2003 |
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TARGETED CUSTOMER BASE: |
TDM operates under the classification of an Independent Energy Producer, connecting to the U.S. electrical system via a nine-mile (15-kilometer) transmission line. |