EF Oxnard LLC

Customers

Boskovich Farms - steam and refrigeration
Southern California Edison- electricity

Location

Oxnard, California

Capacity

48.5 MW electric
120 kpph steam
800 tons refrigeration

Project Description

Primary Energy's Oxnard facility is a 48.5 MW combined heat and power (CHP) project which serves the headquarters and principal refrigerated processing operations of Boskovich Farms, Inc., an integrated vegetable and fruit grower, processor, packager, and regrigerated/frozen foods storage company. Steam produced by the Oxnard CHP facility is used to drive an ammonia absorption refrigeration unit to refrigerate or freeze fresh strawberries and vegetables prior to distribution throughout the western U.S. The electrical output of the CHP facility is sold to Southern California Edison under a long-term firm power purchase agreement.

Commercial Operation

1990

Benefits

The Oxnard CHP facility provides a substantial portion of Boskovich's annual refrigeration requirements. The CHP facility's heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) is equipped with selective catalytic reduction technology that substantially reduces nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. The combination of environmental controls and the production of both useful electricity and thermal energy from the CHP facility has the effect of reducing regional emissions by an average of over 110 tons of NOx, 240 tons of SO2, and 58,000 tons of CO2 per year. In addition, Boskovich and Southern California Edison benefit economically from both lower energy costs and increased reliability.