Remote Bay Area Geysers Important Source Of California Green Energy Also Produce Small Earthquakes
(photo credit: Jeffrey Schaub)
LAKE COUNTY (KCBS)— It’s the single largest power-generating operation of its kind on the planet and is an important part of California’s green energy portfolio. But hardly anyone in the Bay Area knows what it is or where it is.
The Geysers geothermal fields are about 75 miles north of San Francisco. A drive up a narrow road will lead you to the Mayacamas Mountains with Santa Rosa to the west and Clear Lake to the east. When you arrive, it’s 45 square miles of land, populated by 15 large geothermal power plants.
