At its 2001 launch, the Sutter Energy Center was hailed as the nation’s cleanest power plant. “We are building more power plants in California than ever before. Our goal is to make California energy self–sufficient.” - Gov. (David Butow / For The Times)Two other large and efficient power plants in California also are facing closure decades ahead of schedule. The state’s power plants are on track to be able to produce at least 21% more electricity than it needs by 2020, based on official estimates.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 05, 2017 09:25 UTC