Northern California Power Agency

What Northern California Power Agency does

Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) is a California Joint Action Agency established in 1968 by a consortium of locally owned electric utilities to enable collective investment in energy resources. The agency is a not-for-profit public entity headquartered at 651 Commerce Drive, Roseville, California, governed by commissioners appointed from its 16 member utilities and serving more than 700,000 end customers across Northern California. Membership spans municipal utilities (e.g., Alameda Municipal Power, Roseville Electric, Silicon Valley Power, Lodi Electric Utility, Redding Electric Utility), rural electric cooperatives (Plumas-Sierra REC), and other publicly owned entities (Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Port of Oakland, Truckee Donner PUD).

NCPA owns and operates a diversified 778 MW portfolio of generation assets, of which approximately 57% is greenhouse gas emission-free. The portfolio comprises geothermal facilities developed in the early 1980s, a 250 MW hydroelectric facility, natural gas combustion turbines, and the Lodi Energy Center. Two proprietary technical differentiators are documented: the world's first integrated wastewater geothermal system, which reversed steam-production decline at member geothermal assets, and the first U.S. installation of fast-start combined-cycle natural gas turbines designed to integrate intermittent renewables. The agency also operates member-facing digital infrastructure (NCPA Connect), energy efficiency programs representing $250M+ in cumulative member investment since 2006 and 735 GWh of demand reduction, and a hydrogen initiative (LEC Hydrogen Project) within the Northern California H2 Hub.

NCPA's business model combines member service fees (for aggregation, scheduling, energy management, and policy/administrative services) with revenue from the sale of generated electricity from its owned plants to member utilities. The agency issues project-specific debt (separate hydroelectric, geothermal, Lodi Energy Center, and capital facilities bond tranches) and recovers costs from members on a pooled basis. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. Strategic posture is defensive on continuity and offensive on decarbonization, with wildfire mitigation planning, hydrogen production, and renewable integration as the principal forward initiatives.

Name

Northern California Power Agency

Legal name

Northern California Power Agency

Website

https://ncpa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Northern California Power Agency is a California Joint Action Agency operating a 778 MW diversified portfolio (57% emission-free) of geothermal, hydroelectric, and natural gas generation, providing aggregation, scheduling, and energy management services to 16 member municipal utilities and public entities serving 700,000+ Californians.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Power Generation and Joint Action Energy Services

NAICS

Electric Power Generation (22111), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Geothermal Electric Power Generation (221116)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) / Municipal Aggregation Retail Supply (EUAGABAF)

Keywords

• Joint action power agency
• Municipal electricity supply
• Renewable energy generation
• Energy aggregation services
• Public power generation

Headquarters

HQ city

Roseville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Member Service Fees: NCPA generates revenue through member contributions and fees for services provided to its 16 member utilities including purchase, aggregation, scheduling, and management of electrical energy.
2. Power Generation and Sales: NCPA operates and maintains power plants that generate reliable electricity sold to member communities, providing affordable and clean supply of electricity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NCPA is a California Joint Action Agency that constructs, owns, and operates a 778 MW diversified portfolio of power plants — including geothermal, hydroelectric, natural gas combustion turbines, and the Lodi Energy Center — to supply wholesale electricity to its 16 member municipalities, rural electric cooperatives, and publicly owned entities. Complementing this generation fleet, NCPA provides member services such as energy aggregation, scheduling, and management, along with energy efficiency program administration and regulatory compliance support such as wildfire mitigation planning.

Product overview

NCPA is a California Joint Action Agency established in 1968 that operates as a not-for-profit public agency member organization providing power generation and energy services to 16 California municipalities and publicly owned entities. The organization manages a diversified 778 MW portfolio of power plants (approximately 57% greenhouse gas emission-free) consisting of geothermal, hydroelectric, and natural gas resources. Core offerings include construction and operation of generation facilities, energy aggregation and scheduling services, and energy efficiency programs. Member services are delivered through NCPA Connect, an extranet portal. The agency also supports decarbonization through its LEC Hydrogen Project and provides wildfire mitigation planning as part of its regulatory compliance services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geothermal Power Plants Geothermal power plants developed by NCPA in the early 1980s that generate reliable, emission-free electricity using a pioneering integrated wastewater geothermal system. Power is supplied to NCPA's 16 member utilities serving Northern California communities.
• Hydroelectric Facilities A 250 MW hydroelectric facility financed and built by NCPA that generates reliable, emission-free electricity for member communities and provides a long-term renewable resource within NCPA's diversified generation portfolio.
• Lodi Energy Center A natural gas power generation facility operated by NCPA as part of its diversified generation portfolio, providing dispatchable capacity to complement geothermal and hydroelectric resources.
• Combustion Turbine Projects Fast-start combined-cycle natural gas combustion turbine projects that NCPA was first in the U.S. to install, engineered to facilitate the integration of intermittent renewables such as solar and wind into NCPA's power supply.
• Member Energy Services Core joint action services NCPA provides to its 16 member municipalities, rural electric cooperatives, and publicly owned entities, including the purchase, aggregation, scheduling, and management of electrical energy on behalf of member utilities.
• Energy Efficiency Programs Energy efficiency programs administered by NCPA on behalf of member utilities, with cumulative investment exceeding $250 million since 2006 and demand reduction of 735 gigawatt hours achieved across member communities.
• LEC Hydrogen Project NCPA's hydrogen production initiative at the Lodi Energy Center, forming part of the Northern California H2 Hub and supporting decarbonization and renewable energy integration for NCPA members.
• Wildfire Mitigation Plans Annual wildfire mitigation plans prepared by NCPA pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 8387, describing member activities to mitigate the risk of power line-ignited wildfires across NCPA's service territory.

Quantifiable outcome

• 735 gigawatt hours of electricity demand reduced through energy efficiency investments since 2006
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Alameda Municipal PowercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1968Municipal utility and department of the City of Alameda, serving the Bay Area community as an NCPA member since the agency's founding in 1968.
• Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1968Transit district relying on clean electrical power to operate its 131-mile, 50-station commuter rail system across five Bay Area counties.
• City of Palo Alto UtilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1968Operates more utilities than any California municipality, including electric, fiber optic, natural gas, water and wastewater services.
• Silicon Valley PowercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1968Santa Clara's municipal electric utility established in 1896, one of the larger public power systems in California serving 58,000+ customers.
• Redding Electric UtilitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1968Locally-owned and locally-controlled utility providing safe, reliable energy to the Redding community since 1921.
• Roseville ElectriccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1968Providing electrical power to City of Roseville's residents, businesses, and street lighting system since 1912.
• Lodi Electric UtilitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1968Customer-owned city-operated utility providing reliable electrical service to residential, commercial and industrial customers since 1910.
• Port of OaklandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1968Municipal utility serving airport, real estate, and seaport operations to create economic vitality.
• Ukiah Public UtilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1968Mendocino County's only customer-owned utility, supplying electricity, water and wastewater treatment to 15,000+ residents and businesses.
• Truckee Donner PUDcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1968Public utility district offering electric and water service to the greater Truckee area with 13,000+ customers.
• Western Area Power AdministrationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1968NCPA maintains strong relationships with Western to represent the needs of Central Valley Project power resource and advocate for favorable federal power policies.
• U.S. Bureau of ReclamationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1968NCPA works with the Bureau of Reclamation on federal multipurpose water projects of the Central Valley Project that have historically been an economic source of power supply for member communities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ncpa_alert
• Facebookfacebook.com/NorCalPowerAgency
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ncpa_2

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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