Sussman Geothermal Consulting

Established in 1968, the Northern California Power Agency is a California joint action agency. NCPA membership is open to municipalities, rural electric cooperatives, irrigation districts and other publicly owned entities interested in the purchase, aggregation, scheduling and management of electrical energy. For nearly three decades, NCPA has successfully provided scale and skill economies devoted to the purchase, generation, transmission, pooling and conservation of electrical energy and capacity for its members. With the onset of electric utility restructuring, the agency has become a primary supplier of power scheduling and interchange management services to power marketers and public agencies. NCPA operates through a number of business units that include administrative services, generation services, legislative and regulatory services and power management. Northern California Power Agency has a location in Middletown, Calif.

Success in any geothermal project requires an informed, interdisciplinary approach that combines innovative science and engineering with significant experience and hands-on project management. At GeothermEx, we deliver just that. We are the largest, most comprehensive geothermal consulting and services firm in the Western Hemisphere. We have served a large and diverse client base in evaluating and developing hundreds of geothermal projects in more than 50 countries worldwide. This means we partner with you to deliver projects on time and on budget with unparalleled quality, efficiency and results. Our comprehensive suite of expert geothermal services covers the full spectrum of resource-related issues -- from exploration and drilling through analysis, project management, financial modeling and operational support. These services are based on an interdisciplinary methodology that has generated proven results since 1973. Our staff includes world-renowned specialists in geosciences, drilling, engineering, project development, reservoir management and economic analysis. We have collectively authored several hundred geothermal-specific publications and have developed numerous innovative and pioneering techniques for optimizing geothermal resources. Our projects have led to the successful installation of nearly 7, 000 megawatts of geothermal power generation capacity and enabled more than $10 billion in project financing. We have worked with nearly every energy company involved in geothermal exploration and development. We have worked with public and private electrical utilities and financial organizations, government agencies and land owners in executing geothermal energy projects. And we work closely with engineering companies involved in power plant design and construction so that maximum efficiency and sustainability is achieved from every bit of the geothermal fluid extracted from deep underground.