BUSINESS ATTRACTIONWhen doing business in Imperial County you gain access to quite a few advantages not found everywhere:
Power/Electricity- lowest rates and most reliable power supply in California, generated from local geothermal and hydropower sources.
Water -lots of it coming from the Colorado river
Gas- construction of a new gas line is currently underway
Labor & Workforce Training- access to $7 million in training for incumbent and new employees
Imperial County is pursuing the development
of new bio-based industries to . . .
Replace marginally profitable crops –such as alfalfa, with biomass to energy crops such as sugarcane and sweet sorghum for higher profits per acre of land use.
Obtain Higher production values per acre foot of water used.
Use agricultural residues as feedstocks for the production of renewable energy.
Generate new skilled and semi-skilled jobs.
ICCED has compiled comparative lists of energy and water rates. This data can be located in the link section to the right. Click on the link labeled Energy Rates or the link labeled Water Rates.
For any more information contact ICCED at 760-337-7814.