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| The John L. Featherstone Geothermal Power Plant in Imperial County |
The Geothermal Resources Council will be representing the geothermal industry at the Imperial Valley Renewable Energy Summit & Expo at the Barbara Worth Country Club, 13-15 March, in Holtville. Come by our booth and have a chat!
Situated in the southeastern corner of California, bordering Arizona and Mexico, Imperial County has long depended on agriculture and cash crops that grew from the good earth.
But lately the region — which carries the dubious distinction of having the state's highest unemployment rate at 25.5% — is betting its future on a different kind of farm: green energy.
Spurred by a state mandate that requires utilities to get a third of their electricity from green sources by 2020, renewable energy companies are leasing or buying thousands of acres in Imperial County to convert to energy farms providing power for coastal cities — bringing an estimated 6,000 building jobs and billions in construction activity to the county.
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