Friday, October 10, 2014

USA, California:

IID General Manager: Salton Sea ‘Begging for Dignity’ (The Desert Sun)

Officials on Friday sparred over the future of geothermal development by the Salton Sea, dredging up a controversial bill that failed in the state Legislature earlier this year.

Speaking at the Southern California Energy Summit in Palm Springs, Imperial Irrigation District general manager Kevin Kelley criticized state officials on his panel for not supporting the bill, which would have mandated 500 megawatts of new geothermal development in California.

“None of your agencies were a hell of a lot of help,” Kelley said to a panel that included top officials from the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Independent System Operator.

“I hope I’m not still here next year, reminding everybody that the Salton Sea is begging for dignity.”

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