PUC staff also say Southern California Edison and other energy providers should sign contracts for 2,500 megawatts of new power, to replace those coastal gas plants when they do eventually shut down.

Clean-energy projects have new deadlines for federal tax credits and limits on foreign parts, taking aim at California’s ...

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. — — Geothermal power was once king of California’s renewable energy. So many companies were clamoring to transform steam into electricity that they sucked the world ...

California has hit a new record for clean energy. Solar, wind, hydropower and other carbon-free sources made up 67% of the ...

Up and down the California coast, aging power plants are being replaced by sleeker, more efficient and more environmentally sensitive units — or are being shut down altogether. In Los Angeles ...

Geothermal power plants use heat from the Earth to generate a constant supply of steam to run turbines that produce electricity. ... Geothermal energy gets a boost in California.

Ram Power Corp., Reno, Nev., has signed a letter of intent with SNC-Lavalin Constructors Inc. for the construction of a 26 Mw geothermal power plant at Geysers steam field in northern California ...

The southeast tip of California's Salton Sea is home to 11 geothermal power plants that turn hot volcanic brine into clean electricity. The Salton Sea region has one of the world’s largest known ...

Geothermal power plants on the southern shore of southern California’s Salton Sea are causing earthquakes in the area, just 12 miles from the San Andreas Fault, according to a newly published ...

Nevada sources more than 9 percent of its power from geothermal energy, while California approaches 6 percent, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

California committed in 2018 to achieving a 100 percent renewable energy-powered grid by 2045, per legislation signed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown (D).. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) followed up last year ...