avoided pollution and environmental costs by using biomass and bioenergy
versus other disposal methods for ag debris, forest waste and urban wood
waste. The Almond Alliance supports AB 920 (Aguiar-Curry) which would
require a specific amount of baseload electricity generation to be reserved
for bio resources such as biomass and geothermal technology. AB 920 is
a two-year bill. Finally, the solar industry introduced AB 813 (Holden) which
would accelerate the generation procurement and replace biomass as the
contracts expire. The Almond Alliance is opposing this legislation.
Kelly Covello,
President,
Almond Alliance
of California
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