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Close to Home: A Small Down Payment on the Energy Californians Want (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

A geothermal power plant at The Geysers
(Courtesy Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

California has been making great progress replacing electricity generation from fossil fuels with cleaner renewable generation. We are on track to have 33 percent of our electricity come from clean renewable energy by 2020.

However, the strategies that will get us to this milestone are not enough for the next step. To meet new greenhouse gas reduction goals, we need to begin developing the renewable generation that will support a much cleaner electric grid without sacrificing reliability. This is exactly the role for one of California's great resources — geothermal energy.

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