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DWP chief pitches solar farm plans to Owens Valley residents

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on January 12, 2010 at 3:36 pm

owens-lake-_1-august-2007-smaller.jpgFrom the Los Angeles Times’ LA Now blog:

“The head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power tonight told Owens Valley residents that the utility plans to explore the viability of installing massive solar arrays near Lone Pine that potentially could generate the equivalent of a million households’ worth of power

S. David Freeman, general manager and the mayor’s top environmental advisor, met with community members for close to two hours inside a church hall in Bishop to provide details of the proposals, which he stressed were still in the very early stages.

The DWP is considering erecting a solar facility on Owens Lake, drained by the DWP nearly a century ago when it diverted its water supply to the Los Angeles Aqueduct, and also on DWP-owned land stretching from the lake bed north to the town of Independence.

Freeman told the crowd he made the trip in part to assuage any skepticism that Owens Valley residents may harbor against the DWP for its water grab, legal conflicts and clashes over its stewardship of its lands. … “

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January 12, 2010 · Filed Under Owens Valley & Mono Lake

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