Occidental Power Services, Inc. (OPSI) operates a comprehensive trading desk that encompasses a 24-hour real-time group, forward trading division, and asset management group in the North American market.
OPSI actively participates in the power market throughout North America and is a member/market participant in:
- Western Electric Coordinating Council (WECC)
- PJM ISO
- California ISO
- Midwest ISO
- Entergy
- ERCOT
- New York ISO
- Southwest Power Pool
OPSI also provides services to other Oxy affiliates including Elk Hills Power, LLC, which can generate up to 550 megawatts (MW) of electric power located amid Oxy's giant Elk Hills oil and gas field in the middle of California's power and gas distribution grids.
In Texas, OPSI provides services for its affiliated Battleground Cogeneration facility (300 MW combined cycle) and Ingleside Cogeneration facility (440 MW). OPSI also provides services for its affiliated Taft Cogeneration facility, an 800 MW combined-cycle plant in Louisiana. Oxy's participation as both an industrial consumer and electricity generator uniquely positions OPSI to be able to provide a variety of asset services to market participants throughout the grid.
Assets
Oxy owns and operates power facilities in the United States with over 2,000 megawatts of electricity in Texas, California and Louisiana.