EnergySource celebrates commencement of construction of Hudson Ranch I project
Geothermal facility at the Salton Sea, California (source: flickr/ Aquafornia, creative commons)
Alexander Richter
22 Oct 2010
EnergySource celebrates commencement of construction at its Hudson Ranch I project near the Salton Sea, California and the opening of its office in El Centro.
“EnergySource LLC, an El Centro-based national renewable energy developer, hosted an open-house to celebrate the commencement of construction of its 49 MW Hudson Ranch I geothermal power plant in Calipatria near the Salton Sea on Thursday October 21, 2010. The groundbreaking ceremony follows on Friday October 22 at EnergySource’s Hudson Ranch I geothermal plant in Calipatria.
“This is an exciting time for us at EnergySource” said President Dave Watson “We chose the ideal place here in the Imperial Valley to do business. People here have exceptionally hospitable and welcoming.”
As they produce clean, carbon neutral, sustainable and renewable geothermal energy, EnergySource is creating locally beneficial, well-paid jobs for qualified Imperial County residents. Nearly two hundred and fifty jobs are being created during construction of the 49 MW Hudson Ranch I geothermal project. Once commissioned and operating, Hudson Ranch I intends to recruit and hire 35 skilled plant operations employees. “It is a natural process when companies open they make investments in their communities and they also create jobs” Watson stated “ and because the Imperial Valley is receptive to new business it makes the area an ideal place to do business” he added.
EnergySource develops, constructs, operates and owns utility scale clean, carbon neutral, sustainable and renewable geothermal and solar power energy and sells wholesale power and environmental attributes to electric utilities complying with state and national legislative mandates to use energy from sustainable renewable resources to help secure energy independence from foreign sources of energy, enhance the environmental quality of life and stimulate local economic vitality.
EnergySource presently employs an exceptional team of first-rate energy professionals with decades of experience in energy development and in particular, in the unique Salton Sea geothermal resource. The company has an advanced pipeline of geothermal and solar projects currently in development in the Imperial Valley region.”
Source: Company release via e-mail
