Facility Type: Generation

Since it began commercial operation in 2006, Walnut Energy Center (WEC) has proven to be an efficient, environmentally responsible source of reliable electrical energy serving the growing energy demands within TID’s service area. Capable of generating 250 megawatts at any given time, WEC is the single largest power generation facility owned by TID. WEC is…

Walnut Power Plant consists of two simple cycle gas fire turbines capable of producing 25 megawatts each and came online in 1987. Walnut Energy Center The Walnut Energy Center (WEC) is an efficient, environmentally responsible source of economical and reliable energy serving the growing energy demands within the TID electrical service area. The Walnut Energy…

The Geysers Steam Field In 1984, TID acquired an interest in a geothermal power plant in the Geysers Steam Field, the world’s largest geothermal field, located in California’s Lake County approximately 70 miles north of San Francisco. TID’s portion of the project is capable of generating 6.8 megawatts. Geothermal Power Unlike some renewable resources, geothermal…

As part of our commitment to helping the environment, TID purchases power from biomass, a renewable energy source that comes from plants and animals. Biomass and the California Drought The recent drought in California has had devastating effects on the forest by giving rise to an unprecedented infestation of bark beetles, killing trees by the…

Solar Generation TID owns a solar panel array on top of our parking structure at our main Turlock office and an agreement with SunPower to purchase energy generated at the Rosamond Solar site in Kern County, CA. TID customers have also embraced solar technology by installing solar panels at their homes and businesses. To learn…

TID installed a 70.7 kilowatt array of photovoltaic panels atop the parking structure at the offices on Canal Drive in Turlock. The array generates up to  132,460 kilowatt-hours a year.

The Tuolumne Wind Project (TWP) began commercial operation on May 28, 2009 and added a significant amount of renewable energy to the District’s portfolio, taking it to the 28 percent qualified renewable energy eight years ahead of the Board of Directors adopted goal of 20 percent by 2017. Located in Klickitat County, Washington along the…

In 1979, we began constructing the first of eight small-scale hydroelectric power plants at strategic points our canal system as well as several places on surrounding irrigation districts’ canals where water moves with sufficient force to spin a turbine. Unlike large hydro facilities, small-scale hydroelectric power plants are considered a renewable resource by the State…

By the time the water in our system makes it to the farm, a considerable amount of it has generated clean power several times making TID’s hydropower resources an important component of our green energy portfolio. Don Pedro Dam and Powerhouse In 1923, Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts joined forces to build the first Don…

Almond Power Plant is a combined cycle plant capable of generating 48 megawatts of electricity. This plant came online in 1995. Almond 2 Power Plant (A2PP)The Almond 2 Power Plant (A2PP) expansion embodies the type of innovation and progressive-thinking that Turlock Irrigation District has been known for since 1887. Operating since 2012, A2PP provides a…