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New Central Energy Plant

By Greg Mazurkiewicz
July 6, 2001
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  • Southern California Gas Co. has unveiled plans for a new approach to saving energy that combines on-site power generation with an energy-efficient heating and cooling system. At a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $1.8 million central energy plant at its Pico Rivera facility, officials said the new plant will save the company $250,000 a year in energy costs through the use of a microturbine that generates 75 kilowatts of electricity and a natural gas absorption chiller that provides hot water for space heating and chilled water for cooling. The new system is expected to be operational by October.

    • Publication date: 07/09/2001

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