California DWR Plans to Embrace Natural Gas-Fueled Power to Cut GHG Emissions

The California Department of Water Resources (CDWR), the state’s largest power consumer, has decided to terminate its contract with a coal-fueled power plant in Nevada, with the contract set to expire in 2013.  CDWR will switch to natural gas-fueled power, as part of its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.  The decision came as…