Article: San Diego Gas & Electric to Auction Power Plants, Other Generating Assets

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), the principal subsidiary of Enova Corporation, today announced plans to auction its fossil power plants -- the South Bay plant in Chula Vista, Calif., the Encina plant in Carlsbad, Calif., and its combustion turbines -- as well as its 20-percent interest in the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) and its portfolio of long-term power contracts.

The decision, which was approved by SDG&E's board of directors late yesterday, comes as California prepares to open up its electric utility industry to competition Jan. 1, 1998. Electric generation will be deregulated and the state's ...

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