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32-584: 31°19′33″N 109°32′56″W  /  31.32583°N 109.54889°W  / 31.32583; -109.54889 Agua Prieta is a town in Agua Prieta Municipality in the northeastern corner of the Mexican state of Sonora . It stands on the Mexico–U.S. border , adjacent to the town of Douglas , Arizona . The municipality covers an area of 3,631.65 km (1,402.2 sq mi). In the 2010 census

64-583: A blackout that began at 2:29 p.m. CST on December 28, 2020 ; restoration of service began twenty-three minutes later and was completely restored by 4:12 p.m. The Centro Nacional de Control de Energía ("National Center for Energy Control, CENACE) said the blackout was due to an “imbalance in the National Interconnected System between the load and the power generation causing a loss of approximately 7,500 MW” and that automatic protection schemes were activated in order to avoid

96-448: A US District Court dismissed the indictments against Lindsey Manufacturing, citing misconduct by the prosecution. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said it planned to appeal the dismissal, but in May 2012 the government withdrew its appeal. In September 2016, it was reported by Pablo Gomez from Aristegui Noticias , that Enrique Ochoa Reza, who had stepped down two months earlier as head of

128-399: A climatic pattern often dry and with great thermal amplitude during the day. And on the other hand the summer is very hot due to the absence of cloud cover and the air dry with average in the afternoon well above 30 °C. Most of the time there is no precipitation, but a considerable amount of rain falls between July and August. Los Apson was one of the most successful musical bands during

160-495: A corrupt relationship with a senior CFE official. Lindsey Manufacturing allegedly received more than $ 19 million in CFE business over the course of seven years as a result of working through the intermediary. According to evidence presented at trial, the intermediary bought a CFE official a $ 297,500 Ferrari Spyder and a $ 1.8 million yacht, as well as paying more than $ 170,000 towards the official's credit card bills. In December 2011,

192-420: A greater risk due to the incident in the system. Manuel Bartlett , director of CFE, and Carlos Meléndez, general director of CENACE, said that there was no damage to the national electricity system, nor there was any economic loss due to the blackout. CFE reported on December 30 that the blackout was caused by a fire in 30 hectares (74 acres) of grasslands in the municipality of Padilla, Tamaulipas . However,

224-509: A minimum three years on the job, and only to those individuals whose retirement is not voluntary. The payment probably constituted a violation of the Mexican Constitution's Article 127 as well, which prohibits settlements of this nature in favour of state-owned corporations' employees (with few exceptions). Despite the media and popular backlash, Ochoa maintained the settlement agreement was legal. Two months later, in response to

256-626: A result, the first settlers of the city, then just a few blocks, were those employed by the U.S. mining company Phelps Dodge Corporation , which was based in Douglas, Arizona. One can say that the town was "founded" in 1899, but it was not until a "contract" was made in 1903 between officials and private citizens, to the name Camou, that area "pertaining" to those citizens was made a Commissary of Fronteras county. Agua Prieta city did not become an "independent head of municipality", with its current name and location, until August 28, 1916. Rodolfo L. Márquez

288-508: Is a combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) that has been extended with a solar field and parabolic trough collectors. In this type of power plant, the steam generated by the solar field is fed into the water-steam cycle of the CCPP to increase steam turbine output and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The power plant in Mexico will have an output of approximately 465 Megawatts (MW) with a contribution from

320-652: Is connected to the United States by the Douglas, Arizona Port of Entry , and is linked to the rest of Mexico by Federal Highways 2 and 17 . The town's name in Spanish literally means 'dark water', and it is known in the Opata language as Bachicuy . Agua Prieta city began at the end of the 19th century as railroads were built between Douglas, Arizona, and Nacozari, Sonora , to transport minerals and goods. As

352-831: Is not a part of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation , though its transmission system in northern Baja California is part of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council through its interconnection with San Diego Gas & Electric via the Miguel-Tijuana and the LaRosita-Imperial Valley Lines and the Path 45 corridor; it also has a few other interconnections across the border with local utilities in

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384-691: Is the Toros de Agua Prieta . In 2012, Agua Prieta had its first ever Olympian when Luis Alberto Rivera represented Mexico in the long jump at the XXX Olympic Games in London, UK . Agua Prieta II is the first integrated solar combined cycle (ISCC) power plant in Mexico – one of the first power plants of its type in the world – and it is being equipped with the SPPA-E3000 low-voltage switchgear solution from Siemens Mexico Energy. Agua Prieta II

416-757: The 2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion that occurred in Tultepec on December 20, 2016, Ochoa announced he had given the 1.2 million pesos to the UNAM Foundation and the Michou and Mau Foundation, which specializes in the rehabilitation of children with severe burns. Millions of people in Mexico City, State of Mexico, Nuevo León, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Yucatán, Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Oaxaca, Veracruz, and other states were left without electricity for several hours during

448-538: The Tamaulipas State Civil Protection Coordination rejected the document presented by the CFE, saying the document was falsified, and the state announced on January 3, 2021, that it planned to sue the CFE. Meanwhile, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reiterated his support for Manuel Bartlett and promised that a similar blackout would not occur again. After the state of Tamaulipas threatened to sue, Bartlett admitted

480-584: The United States . On August 2, 2019 , the federal government announced it will provide Internet access throughout the country through the establishment of a subsidiary of the Comisión Federal de Electricidad called CFE Telecomunicaciones e Internet para Todos (CFE Telecommunications and Internet for All). On 12 October 2009, President Felipe Calderón issued a decree dissolving Luz y Fuerza del Centro (LFC, also rendered on logo as "LyF"),

512-660: The Electricity Industry Law to the Congress of the Union . The proposal, which must be approved in 30 days, would reverse the energy reform approved under former president Enrique Peña Nieto. There are four priorities: 1) hydroelectric energy , 2) other energy produced by CFE ( nuclear , geothermal , thermoelectric, and combined cycle gas turbines ), 3) wind and solar energy produced by individuals, and 4) other. AMLO argues that previous reforms were made with

544-502: The Hotel Central, a now-demolished hotel in the center of the city, was the seat of Carranza's constitutional government. In 1915, Pancho Villa made a night attack on Agua Prieta that was repelled by the forces of Plutarco Elías Calles , assisted by large searchlights (possibly powered by American electricity). The Plan de Agua Prieta , a manifesto which called for the rejection of the government headed by Venustiano Carranza ,

576-832: The accusation of grassfires had been falsified and suggested the blackout was caused by renewable energy sources. The February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm caused blackouts Texas and northern Mexico and cost at least three dozen lives in Mexico and the United States. 5.9 million users were directly affected users in Nuevo León, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, and Chihuahua along the Texas border and users in Aguascalientes, Colima, State of México, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, and Zacatecas were indirectly affected by rolling blackouts. Rocío Nahle García , Secretary of Energy, asked

608-452: The areas served by the former). As of March 2010, LFC's operations had been fully absorbed by CFE. Two corruption scandals in the US cite payments of bribes to officials at the CFE in return for contracts. In September 2010, ABB , a Swiss corporation, admitted that ABB Network Management , paid bribes to officials at CFE from 1997 to 2004, totaling approximately $ 1.9 million. In exchange for

640-594: The bribe payments, according to court documents, ABB received contracts worth more than $ 81 million in revenue. The matter was resolved in September 2010 in a US court. In May 2011, Lindsey Manufacturing Company of the US was convicted by a US federal jury under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for their alleged roles in a scheme to pay bribes to officials at the CFE. The bribes were paid through an intermediary, who allegedly had

672-491: The commission after being selected leader of his party , had received $ 1,206,000.00 pesos as a settlement agreement, despite voluntarily resigning his position. Furthermore, Ochoa Reza stayed on the commission's top job for only two years and 155 days, while the "Manual de Trabajo de Servidores Publicos de Mando la CFE" (the regulation concerning high-ranking positions in the CFE) clearly stipulates that settlements can only apply after

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704-671: The convening of elections, appointed Huerta as supreme commander of the Constitutionalist Army, and dictated the rules for electing a provisional president, resulting in Huerta being named president by Congress in June. Agua Prieta played an important role in the Mexican Revolution . Plutarco Elías Calles and Lázaro Cárdenas , two future presidents of Mexico, both lived in the town during its early years. In 1914,

736-430: The government, spending at the company was increasingly outpacing sales. Years before, CFE went on to control the national electric system and expand its operations nationwide, while the smaller LFC kept a low profile, maintaining its operations in the central region of Mexico. LFC provided electricity to several states where, by virtue of a federal law, CFE had no operations (a 1985 agreement between CFE and LFC increased

768-425: The intention of privatizing the energy sector and will require either massive subsidies or huge price increases for consumers. CFE declared on February 12 that if the current scheme of contracts with independent energy producers (PIE) is maintained, the damage to the nation is estimated at MXN $ 412 billion due to subsidies, exchange risks and inflation, low dispatch, and rising rates. MXN $ 56.18 billion corresponds to

800-443: The populace to save energy, and AMLO announced that Mexico would increase the use of oil and coal to produce electricity as well as purchase three shiploads of natural gas to deal with power shortages. He also warned that periodic local outages would continue through February 21. 100% of power was restored by the afternoon of February 17. On February 1, 2021, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) sent an initiative to reform

832-618: The second half of the 60s; all original members originated from (A)gua (P)rieta, (Son)ora, hence their name. They led the phenomenon known in Mexico as the "northern invasion". Along with the British influence, Los Apson was one of the main decisive elements that brought new nuances to the Mexican musical movement. The main sport in Agua Prieta is baseball, closely followed by soccer and basketball. Agua Prieta's professional baseball team

864-529: The solar field of 12 MW, it will supply electricity to northwest Mexico. The end customer is the Mexican state power provider Comisión Federal de Electricidad , which already operates two plants of the same type in Morocco and Algeria . Agua Prieta is home to several maquiladoras , including Levolor , Commercial Vehicle Group, Joyson Safety Systems , Velcro , Standex-Meder Electronics, and Alstyle Apparel & Activewear ( Gildan ). The Plan of Agua Prieta

896-489: The state-owned power company serving most of central Mexico—including Mexico City , most of the State of Mexico and some communities in the states of Morelos , Hidalgo and Puebla . The government claimed that spending had outpaced sales; turning a blind eye to the true reasons for such situation, it instead scapeagoated it due to massive featherbedding, and it no longer made sense for the company to stay afloat. According to

928-477: The town had a population of 79,138 people, making it the seventh-largest community in the state, and a literacy rate of 96.3%. The city's most important economic activities, in descending order, are industry, commerce and farming. 89% of the homes in the city have electricity, 94% have running water, and 86% are connected to the sewer system. The city is the location of the CFE Agua Prieta power plant. It

960-477: Was a political manifesto signed in the city of Agua Prieta on April 23, 1920, by the governor of Sonora, Adolfo de la Huerta , and Plutarco Elías Calles in support of Álvaro Obregón , with the principal objective of bringing an end to the presidency of Venustiano Carranza , who was forced to flee Mexico City and was killed a month later. The Plan of Agua Prieta used as its political banner the 1917 Constitution, with which Carranza had not complied. It also advocated

992-598: Was signed in a curiosity shop near the international border in 1920. The army headed by Álvaro Obregón eventually deposed Carranza. Agua Prieta Municipality Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 546032447 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:41:23 GMT Comisi%C3%B3n Federal de Electricidad CFE

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1024-405: Was the new municipality's first president. It rose to the status of villa (town) on May 8, 1933, and it was "officially" placed in its current category of city relatively recently, on November 6, 1942. The climate is cold semi-arid ( Köppen : BSk ). In a latitude over the geographic subtropics , located in a plateau and in the interior of the continent gives a cold winter but at the same time

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