The U.S. Geological Survey estimated in 2008 that California has nearly 15,000 megawatts of geothermal potential — nearly one-fifth of the total capacity of all power plants in the state today.

Other developers have avoided building Salton Sea geothermal plants larger than 49.9 megawatts, because doing so would require them to get approval from the California Energy Commission, rather ...

PUC staff also say Southern California Edison and other energy providers should sign contracts for 2,500 megawatts of new power, to replace those coastal gas plants when they do eventually shut down.

Under the terms of the agreement announced Tuesday, Fervo will supply 320 megawatts to Southern California Edison from a new geothermal power plant under development in Utah.

CalEnergy plans to build the first major geothermal power plant in California in 16 years near the south end of the Salton Sea in Imperial County. If the California Energy Commission approves the ...

As state lawmakers debate far-reaching bills that could reshape the energy landscape in California and across the West, some groups are urging the Legislature to require new geothermal power ...

Geothermal power plants on the southern shore of southern California’s Salton Sea are causing earthquakes in the area, just 12 miles from the San Andreas Fault, according to a newly published ...

As California Gov. Jerry Brown looks to neighboring states for cheap sources of clean energy, a legal settlement could result in coastal cities like Los Angeles and San Diego getting more climate ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said the blaze near the small city Cloverdale has charred about 1,500 ... is the largest complex of geothermal power plants in the world.

Just before the plant groundbreaking, the California Energy Commission announced a grant opportunity on Jan. 18 to fund projects aimed at reducing scaling and corrosion impacts at geothermal power ...