Tesla Deal, Geothermal Bill Fail to Advance in California (The Desert Sun)
Green energy advocates across the desert had a lot to be disappointed about this weekend, as the state Legislature failed to strike a deal on Tesla’s battery factory or vote on a bill that would have boosted geothermal energy production.
Heading into the Labor Day weekend, lawmakers were engaged in last-minute negotiations over a bill to incentivize Tesla to build its so-called Gigafactory in California. They also seemed poised to vote on SB 1139, which could have created thousands of jobs in geothermal energy development around the Salton Sea.
But the Legislature adjourned for the year with no vote on the geothermal bill — and no deal on Tesla.
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