SAN DIEGO, Sept. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra U.S.
Gas & Power was recently named the inaugural
industry recipient of the "Power Player of the Year" award by
Clean Energy Project (CEP) at the National Clean Energy Summit
(NCES) 8.0 in Las Vegas. The
recognition is based on the company's continuing commitment to
renewable energy development.
Each year, the NCES hosts influential industry leaders and
policymakers from across the country to discuss clean energy
development. CEP, a non-profit organization dedicated to powering
the "clean energy economy," co-sponsored the event.
"We are honored to be recognized by Clean Energy Project for our
commitment to renewable energy development," said Patti Wagner, president and CEO of Sempra U.S.
Gas & Power. "The award highlights just how much can be
accomplished when our team at Sempra U.S. Gas & Power along
with our renewables project partners work together with state and
local leadership across the country to grow power generation from
wind and solar resources."
Along with its affiliates and joint-venture partners, Sempra
U.S. Gas & Power has nearly 2,000 megawatts (MW) of solar and
wind generation in operation, with new projects under construction
and plans to bring another 422 MW online by year-end 2016.
At the NCES Kevin Sagara, president of renewables for Sempra
U.S. Gas & Power, accepted the award on behalf of the
company.
"Sempra U.S. Gas & Power has provided vision and created
opportunities in clean energy development, and demonstrated the
direct and secondary benefits of developing the West's, and the
nation's, renewable resources," said Jennifer Taylor, the executive director of
CEP. "CEP's board of directors' decision to select Sempra U.S.
Gas & Power was cemented by the fact that the company got its
solar start and initiated its vision for solar right here in
Nevada."
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power has participated in NCES since the
energy summit's inception in 2008. That same year, the company
completed construction on its first photovoltaic solar project in
Boulder City, Nev.
About Sempra U.S. Gas & Power
Sempra U.S. Gas
& Power, LLC is a leading developer of renewable energy and
natural gas solutions with power plants that generate enough
electricity for nearly 600,000 homes. Sempra U.S. Gas &
Power companies also operate natural gas storage facilities,
pipelines and distribution utilities. The company is a subsidiary
of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), a Fortune 500 energy services holding
company with 2014 revenues $11
billion. The Sempra Energy companies' 17,000 employees
serve more than 32 million consumers worldwide. For more
information, visit www.SempraUSGP.com.
Sempra International, LLC, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, LLC,
and Sempra Partners, LP, are not the same companies as the
California utilities, San Diego
Gas & Electric (SDG&E) or Southern California Gas Company
(SoCalGas), and Sempra International, LLC, Sempra U.S. Gas &
Power, LLC, and Sempra Partners, LP, are not regulated by the
California Public Utilities Commission. Sempra International's
underlying entities include Sempra Mexico and Sempra South American
Utilities. Sempra U.S. Gas & Power's underlying entities
include Sempra Renewables and Sempra Natural Gas.
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