City Utilities End Coal Fired Electricity Contracts in California
The prayer of the environmentalists might as well be finally answered, in the turn of events several of the cities of south California have decided not to renew the contracts for long term coal fired electricity, instead turning to exercise their choices for a more cleaner form of electricity thus helping the earth to survive for a little bit more.
The officials of the cities told the Intermountain Power Agency which is based in Utah that there would not be renewal of the contracts for coal fired electricity, when the contracts expire in 2027 and would be in its place looking for a more favorable alternate source of electricity.
“It’s a huge change,” said Mayor Todd Campbell of Burbank, which is one of the cities to take part in this huge turn of events for the environment friendly.
The cities which have refused to finally use the coal based electricity are Pasadena, Glendale, Riverside and Anaheim. They now are set to join the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, which had already decided not to renew the contract with the coal fired electricity maker Intermountain. The current energy is mainly consisting of the coal fired electricity and the level of dependence for coal fired electricity in some states is as much as 65% of the energy consumed.
The general manager of Intermountain Reed Searle said the company has been working for the renewals of the contracts for three years now and are now looking into avenues by which they will bring their plant to comply with the California’s greenhouse gas legislation which comes into effect on the first of January.
The decision of the cities is a direct impact of the pressure from the environmentalists and the politicians.
This move has propelled Southern California to the forefront of the fight against dirty energy and the use of alternative energy as an option for energy in the coming years.
