Truckee: No Deal.

Truckee Donner Public Utility District Commissioners voted 4-1 not to approve a new contract with a coal-fired, out of state power plant that would have locked in prices for 50 years at roughly half the going rate. The move came just weeks before a new California law takes effect banning future long-term deals with plants that emit more heat-trapping greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, than is emitted by plants fueled by natural gas.

In addition to grassroots pressure from residents and the environmental advocacy community, the Commissioners also received letters from the Governor, both of California's US Senators, and a California Energy Commissioner, urging them to reject the deal (the CEC letter warned of future financial penalties for carbon emissions if Truckee locked in with the coal-fired plant.

For now, Truckee will continue to get its power from the same place, albeit on short-term contracts until it finds a more environmentally friendly supplier.

Truckee rejects coal deal [Sacramento Bee]