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Assembly committee advances bill allowing select counties to permit larger geothermal plants locally
Summary
The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy advanced AB 10 16, a five‑year pilot to let counties with geothermal planning permit projects up to 150 MW locally, with committee amendments and a commitment to further changes in Natural Resources.
Assemblymember (author) introduced AB 10 16, saying the bill "will increase the generating capacity of geothermal power plants that are eligible to be permitted at the local level only until 2030." The committee advanced the bill to the Natural Resources Committee with a commitment to take amendments there.
The bill would create a five‑year pilot allowing counties that have adopted a geothermal element in their general plan to permit projects up to 150 net megawatts locally rather than requiring projects above 50 MW to go through the California Energy Commission's (CEC) siting process. "Project certification at the local level provides the unique opportunity for…
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