California looks for biomass power options at Lake Tahoe

In California, the Placer County government is partnering with federal agency representatives and NV Energy to secure land in the city of Kings Beach suitable to construct a biomass plant. One piece of real estate has been identified and is owned by NV Energy. It is already zoned for energy production and currently houses diesel power generators.

The proposed biomass plant will use pine needles, wood chips, logs, branches and trees collected as part of the basin-wide defensible space procedures to produce 1 to 3 megawatts of electricity per year. The project will also potentially provide heat to local public institutions.

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