California utility to stop drawing power from Navajo coal plant (in 2019 "as things stand")

[OKIsItJustMe]

http://www.azcapitoltimes.com/story.cfm?id=8928

June 23, 2008
Breaking News

California utility to stop drawing power from Navajo coal plant

By Bill Coates, [email protected]

A major California utility plans to cut the switch on its share of electricity from a large coal-fired power plant in northern Arizona, citing a need to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power expects to stop drawing power from Navajo Generating Station in 11 years, when the power plant's lease with the Navajo Nation expires.

A 2007 California state law requires utilities to move away from power sources that emit greenhouse gases. Coal-fired plants such as the Navajo Generating Station release a high amount of carbon dioxide - the main greenhouse gas - relative to other sources, including natural gas, nuclear energy and renewables like wind and solar energy.

"By the year 2019, as things stand at the present, we would no longer import power from Navajo," said David Nahai, LADWP's chief executive officer.

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[tinrobot]

1. Good.

As an LADWP customer, I wish it were a lot sooner.

[Nihil]

2. It's dreadful how they are exploiting the Navajo - all that pollution ...

Oh, my bad, it's only coal!

No problem with it going on for another 11 years then ...

:shrug:

[NNadir]

4. Wanna bet it goes the way of the "10% ZEVs by 2000" bill?

Maybe we could get people to give a rat's ass by claiming that the coal ash has uranium in it.

[excess_3]

3. meaningless greenwash n/t