Rio Bravo Rocklin Biomass Plant Named Top Renewable by POWER Magazine
December 14 2009 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Rio Bravo Rocklin, a biomass-fueled power plant co-owned by
Baltimore-based Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG), and Denver-based
North American Power Group, Ltd., was named this week as one of the
top renewable power plants in North America by POWER magazine, a
national energy industry publication which featured the plant on
its December 2009 cover.
Each year POWER magazine features plants from across the country
which performed at the top of their particular fuel type or class
the previous year. Rio Bravo Rocklin, located in Central
California, is a renewable power plant that burns approximately
240,000 tons of urban wood and forest wood waste each year. The
plant produces 25 megawatts of electricity, enough to power more
than 10,000 homes. All the plant’s output is sold under contract to
the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). Rocklin is one
of approximately 50 biomass power plants in California.
“This is important recognition of our investment and the work
being done by our employees at Rocklin,” said John Long, president
of Constellation Power Generation, the fossil fuel and renewable
generation business of Constellation Energy. “Biomass is an
important component in Constellation Energy’s efforts to operate a
balanced portfolio of power plants. Our investment in the Rocklin
plant provides the environmental benefits of biomass and enhances
our ability to continue to meet growing customer energy
demand.”
Rocklin was featured as a result of an impressive turnaround in
performance by the plant following a $14 million investment in 2008
by Constellation Energy and North American Power Group, Ltd., to
refurbish the plant’s boiler. Frequent outages were eliminated and
today the facility is one of the top operating power plants in
Constellation Energy’s fleet of more than 25 fossil and renewable
generating plants across the country. The story can be accessed at
the POWER magazine website at www.powermag.com.
“We had reached a point where dramatic changes needed to be
made,” added Mike Ruffatto, president of North American Power
Group, Ltd. “I was very pleased when both partners agreed upon and
executed a plan that not only addressed the technical problems but
also implemented cost reduction measures that improved operations
and will ensure Rocklin’s long-term profitability and ability to be
a reliable renewable energy provider.”
The Rocklin plant is one of several renewable energy generating
facilities partly owned and/or operated by Constellation Energy.
Six percent of Constellation Energy’s overall generating portfolio
comes from renewable sources, including two additional biomass
plants, solar and hydroelectric facilities. Rio Bravo Rocklin also
contributes to the state of California’s commitment to renewable
energy.
About Constellation Energy
Constellation Energy (www.constellation.com) is a leading
supplier of energy products and services to wholesale and retail
electric and natural gas customers. It owns a diversified fleet of
generating units located in the United States and Canada, totaling
approximately 7,100 megawatts of generating capacity, and is among
the leaders pursuing the development of new nuclear plants in the
United States. The company delivers electricity and natural gas
through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its regulated
utility in Central Maryland. A FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in
Baltimore, Constellation Energy had revenues of $19.8 billion in
2008.
About North American Power Group, Ltd.
North American Power Group, Ltd., a privately held small
business formed in 1992, develops, manages and operates renewable
and fossil electric power generation. With its western heritage and
as a full member of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council,
NAPG recognizes the importance of developing, advancing and
integrating all forms of energy and transmission infrastructure,
including CO2 for beneficial use or sequestration, to meet our
commitments to: utilize the earth’s resources responsibly; use best
practices and technologies to reduce our impact on air, land and
water; demonstrate that our host communities will share in our
successes; and demonstrate that we can and will protect the value
of the environment and social resources.
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