Much of their power comes from long-term contracts they signed with other companies. Matthew Freedman, a staff attorney for The Utility Reform Network, said there are already discussions about the state stepping in to help develop renewable power resources.
But those discussions are about developing new power — like geothermal projects in Imperial County — not paying companies for existing contracts. One power-buying entity already exists at the state level, a small division within the state Department of Water Resources known as California Energy Resources Scheduling. The division — known as CERS by the few people who know about it — was created in , during the energy crisis, to buy and sell power to avoid rolling blackouts across the state.
But in the nearly two decades since the crisis, only a skeleton crew now runs the division, mostly to ensure the state is fully compensated for the power it bought years ago.
This could put the state in the awkward position of paying for fossil fuel-fired power even though California lawmakers this year set a goal of having all electricity sold in the state come from renewable resources by It cannot make money on the power it buys and then resells from customers.
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Since then, most of the older facilities have been replaced with newer efficient natural gas facilities, helping to reduce carbon emissions with newer technology. And, up until a few years ago, nuclear power made up about 20 percent of our energy mix as well as a small percentage of coal power.
Built in , this facility can generate up to megawatts MW of power, enough electricity to power , homes. The facility also produces about 45 percent more electricity than what an older plant could produce using the same amount of natural gas. The company also contracts with power plants outside San Diego to fill the gap.
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