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Can’t SDG&E meet San Diegos energy needs just by building more local power plants?

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Can’t SDG&E meet San Diegos energy needs just by building more local power plants?

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A. A balanced approach of adding more power plants and transmission lines is needed to maintain a reliable supply of power for SDG&E customers. Three new power plants in San Diego County are either in service or under construction. The first came on line in June 2005. Palomar Energy in Escondido came on-line in June 2006, and a third is scheduled to begin operating in Otay Mesa by 2009. Just adding more local generation is not the entire solution, especially since new laws require SDG&E to increase the use of renewable power and lower greenhouse gas emissions. A combination of local generation and more transmission lines provides greatest flexibility to meet the energy needs of the region while protecting the environment.