[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 92 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E766]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





 RECOGNITION OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. DOUG LaMALFA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 5, 2018

  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I rise today to 
commend the Northern California Power Agency, also known as NCPA, on 
its 50th anniversary. NCPA was established in 1968 by a consortium of 
locally owned electric utilities to make joint investments in energy 
resources that would ensure an affordable, reliable, and clean supply 
of electricity for customers in its member communities. By banding 
together, these local consumer-owned utilities, including several in my 
District, achieved economies of scale necessary to build generation and 
collectively face the challenges of an evolving electric utility 
industry.
   The Agency's mission is to provide members with reliable, efficient, 
and cost-effective wholesale power, energy-related services, and 
advocacy on behalf of public power consumers through joint action. I 
can tell you, through my decades of dealing with NCPA during my tenure 
in Congress as well as the California legislature, that the Agency 
meets that mission with flying marks.
   NCPA has been a pioneer in implementing innovative technologies that 
benefit the environment, as highlighted through its construction of 
both the world's first integrated wastewater geothermal system, which 
greatly prolongs the life of invaluable geothermal renewable resources, 
and the nation's first ``fast start'' combined-cycle natural gas 
turbines. The Agency also owns and operates nearly 260 megawatts of in-
state, hydropower resources that generate carbon-free electricity for 
Californians while also providing outdoor recreation benefits. NCPA 
also regularly represents its members' interests in issues related to 
the Central Valley Project.
   I ask my colleagues to join me in commending and congratulating NCPA 
on 50 years of invaluable service to its public power members and their 
respective communities, the State of California, and the county.

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