Mayor Backs Funds for Geothermal Plan

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa proposed Wednesday that the city spend $240 million to help construct a transmission line that will allow Los Angeles to tap electricity from geothermal fields in the Salton Sea area.

Dubbed the “Green Path” project, the five-year construction effort will help Villaraigosa meet his goal of having renewable energy sources make up 20% of the electricity provided by the city Department of Water and Power by the year 2010.

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