The Magnolia Power Project, a 310-MW combined-cyclo plant in downtown Burbank, proves that "urban load-centered generation" is indeed practical, if the right pieces are put in place. SCPPA financed and owns Magnolia on behalf of six of its member municipal utilities. When water disposal concerns threatened to derail the project, SCPPA reclaimed wastewater for plant cooling and makeup purposes and put in a zero liquid discharge system. For helping to narrow southern California's looming capacity gap in an innovative, cost-effective, and environmentally sound way, the Magnolia Power Project is POWER magazine's 2005 Plant of the Year.