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Sonoma Clean Power OKs Geysers Deal (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Local Utility Agrees 10 Year PPA with Calpine

Officials with Sonoma County's startup public power agency kicked off the next phase in its rollout Thursday, approving a secondary energy supply deal for local geothermal power and discussing the upcoming rate-setting process and enrollment of customers.

The 10-year contract for electricity from The Geysers on the Sonoma-Lake county border secures a long-term supply from a clean, renewable source at a competitive fixed rate, officials said.

“And it's right here in our backyard, and that is a very rare thing to find,” said Geof Syphers, interim CEO of Sonoma Clean Power.

The deal with a subsidiary of Houston-based Calpine Corp., the main Geysers operator, earned unanimous support from the agency's board.

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