The unanimous approvals were granted during a public hearing by the Sonoma County Board of Zoning Adjustments for the construction and development of a 38.5MW geothermal power plant, wellfield and steam gathering system at the company's leasehold at The Geysers.
Western GeoPower has said that the power will be purchased, pursuant to a previously announced power purchase agreement, by the Northern California Power Agency, a non-profit joint powers agency that provides electricity generated from environmentally responsible sources to its member communities in Northern and Central California.
The company has said that the power will also help California reach the renewable portfolio standard of supplying 20% of the state's power from renewable energy sources by 2010.
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