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Suncor Energy Inc. (French: Suncor Énergie) is a Canadian integrated energy company based in Calgary, Alberta. It specializes in production of synthetic crude from oil sands . In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000 , Suncor Energy was ranked as the 48th-largest public company in the world.
The Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County is the largest power station in California with a nameplate capacity of 2,256 MW and an annual generation of 18,214 GWh in 2018. [6] The largest under construction is the Westlands Solar Park in Kings County, which will generate 2,000 MW when completed in 2025. [7] [8]
The Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant is a desalination plant in Carlsbad, California. [2] [3] The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA), the recipient of the fresh water produced by the plant, calls it "the nation’s largest, most technologically advanced and energy-efficient seawater desalination plant." Opened on December 14 ...
On September 8, 2011, there was a widespread power outage affecting a region spreading west from Yuma, Arizona, to San Diego, California, and affecting parts of Northern Mexico. The outage was the result of 23 events that occurred on five power grids in a span of 11 minutes including the APS North Gila Substation. [ 15 ]
Syncrude Canada Ltd. is one of the world's largest producers of synthetic crude oil from oil sands and the largest single source producer in Canada.It is located just outside Fort McMurray in the Athabasca Oil Sands, and has a nameplate capacity of 350,000 barrels per day (56,000 m 3 /d) of oil, equivalent to about 13% of Canada's consumption. [1]
Encina Power Station (EPS) was a large natural gas and oil-fueled electricity generating plant in Carlsbad in San Diego County, California. Constructed in 1954, it was one of the major suppliers of electricity for the region. On December 11, 2018, the plant was put into "retired" status and officially stopped operations.
States with areas largely affected by the Southwest Blackout of 2011. The 2011 Southwest blackout, also known as the Great Blackout of 2011, [1] [2] was a widespread power outage that affected the San Diego–Tijuana area, southern Orange County, Imperial Valley, Mexicali Valley, Coachella Valley, and parts of Arizona. [3]
San Diego Gas & Electric: SDGE is an electric and natural gas utility that provides energy to approximately 3.7 million consumers in San Diego and southern Orange Counties. Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC : Oncor, based in Dallas, operates the largest electric distribution and transmission system in the state, providing service to ...