Solar fields and rooftops in the desert and valley, wind parks in Tehachapi, biomass from waste production, and geothermal hot springs – with all its sun, wind, agriculture and geologic features, Kern County has a lot to offer when it comes to renewable energy. And then, of course, there are the oil and natural gas fields, keeping Kern a leader in fossil fuel production as well.
With all these resources, Kern seems to be in the right spot at the right time – a time when the state and the country are facing unprecedented regulations on greenhouse gas emissions and other byproducts of energy production and consumption.
“You here in Kern County are literally on the cutting edge when it comes to energy. You are at a great advantage here,” said Sunne Wright McPeak of the California Emerging Technology Fund. She was the keynote speaker of the day-long, fourth annual Kern County Energy Summit hosted by the Kern Economic Development Corporation on Thursday, Nov. 12.
Read more: http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/11/13/kern-county-has-power-to-be-renewable-energy-leader/
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