Green Power SF

      The battle over the City's only remaining power plant continues as the state's energy regulators voted to keep the plant open for another year.  It looks like the Potrero power plant will close at the end of 2010, but it is not yet certain.  I spoke with Joe Boss, who wrote an op-ed piece last week in the SF Chronicle and he seemed pretty pissed that PG&E was so aggressive in preventing the City from getting into the power production business.
      The Mirant owned plant on Illinois Street between 22nd and 23rd must remain open because state regulators want to be sure that there is enough power to maintain the system.  There seems to be some disagreement here, but according to the city attorney, no one wants the plant open except the regulators.  I'll be attending a city hall meeting on Thursday and hope to learn more then.