Why are new power generation facilities needed in the Bay Area?
Along with growth in the economy, the demand for electricity in the Bay Area continues to grow. Furthermore, most of the existing Bay Area power plants were built in the 1950s and 1960s. They are less efficient, more costly to run and produce dramatically more emissions that contribute to smog than do modern facilities like the Metcalf Energy Center. New facilities will bring cleaner, lower-cost electricity to the Bay Area.
