Located in Redlands (CA), our Mountainview natural gas-fired generation facility helps to protect water quality with an advanced, environmentally friendly and efficient cooling system. It draws water from a mix of sources including reclaimed municipal water and contaminated groundwater. We boost efficiency by treating it onsite for re-use and recovering 75% to 80% of the water that would normally be discarded.

Along the coast of Southern California, native species are finding fertile homes in environmental projects designed to offset the adverse impact on marine life by the ocean-water cooling system at our San Onofre plant. The San Dieguito Wetlands Restoration Project revitalized 150 acres of coastal wetlands, creating a fish nursery and a refuge for migratory waterfowl and endangered species. Nearby, our 174.4-acre artificial giant kelp reef is thriving. As the nation’s first sustainable artificial kelp forest, it attracts countless species of coastal fish and invertebrates.