CBEA congratulates Cecilia Aguiar-Curry for her bill AB 706 clearing its first committee. The bill focuses on wildfire prevention by ensuring there are sufficient sites such as renewable biomass facilities to take and use the wood waste. #biomass #healthyforests

Cal Forests Matt Dias believes that in order to properly mange out forests "we need to build out our biomass utilization in California." biomassmagazine.com/articles/podca…

Biomass facilities reduce harmful climate pollutants by up to 98% when compared to alternatives such as open burning and are closely monitored by local air quality officials youtube.com/watch?v=tmW32_…

Biomass generation is expected to expand to 20.7 billion kWh this year, up from 20.5 billion kWh in 2024. This uptick will hopefully make a dent in the growing wood waste crisis. biomassmagazine.com/articles/eia-p…

Biomass greatly reduces emissions when compared to open pile burns

CA legislators learning first hand the efforts to promote healthy forests and biomass' role in the process. #healthyforests #biomass @rhodesiaransom @Macedo4Assembly José Luis Solache Isaac G. Bryan Assemblymember Heather Hadwick Senator Megan Dahle David Tangipa for Assembly

AB 706 by Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, which promotes the use of wildfire prevention residue for renewable energy, passed the Assembly unanimously and is in the Senate. #biomass #AB706 #forestmanagement

AFRC member Stoltze Lumber: Healthy forests, jobs and renewable energy for local communities.

CalFire has suspended burning in several counties due to potential fire hazards. CalFire suggests choosing alternatives for the wood waste "like chipping or hauling it to a biomass energy or green waste facility." yubanet.com/regional/cal-f…

Earlier this month, CARB and officials from multiple air districts toured the Wadham biomass facility to learn about the plant's use of agricultural waste to create renewable power and reduce emissions compared to open burning of the waste. #biomass

As Governor Newsom pointed out, in 2023, two-thirds of California’s electricity came from clean energy sources—including solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and biomass. gov.ca.gov/2025/07/14/in-…

When biomass power facilities close, the fuel the facility had been using no longer has a place to go and will either be open-burned or will decompose and emit the more powerful methane gas. subscriber.politicopro.com/f/?id=00000191…

"There are 23 active biomasspower plants in California, generating just over a half-gigawatt of baseload electric power. That’s one percent of California’s electricity draw at peak demand... but enough to matter." Edward Ring, California Policy Center. californiaglobe.com/fr/ringside-lo…

Each year, California's biomass facilities receive more than 6.5 million tons of wood and agricultural waste. To put that into perspective, it would fill the iconic Rose Bowl Stadium over 25 times! youtube.com/watch?v=tmW32_…

Managing our forests provides wood products, jobs, sustainable forestry and lowers the risk of wildfire by building roads for fire breaks and removing excessive fuels from the forest.

Biomass power generation offers the only significant end market for wood products. These facilities have not only provided economic opportunity for the state’s forested regions, but also a critical demand-driver for investments in wildfire fuel reduction. cafwd.org/news/industria…

Assembly Bill 706 would provide funding for increased forest fuel reduction by prioritizing the use of wood waste in these existing bioenergy facilities… Funding for bills like AB 706 can be an important part of the puzzle. cafwd.org/news/industria…

CBEA and biomass producers, with support from lawmakers from both parties, are pressing EPA to retain the possibility of earning renewable fuel standard (RFS) credits for biomass electricity used in transportation. insideepa.com/daily-news/bio…

Biomass generation is expected to expand to 20.7 billion kWh this year, up from 20.5 billion kWh in 2024. This uptick will hopefully make a dent in the growing wood waste crisis. biomassmagazine.com/articles/eia-p…

The City of Oroville is looking to create renewable energy by developing a new biomass plant that would help serve the waste management needs of the community. actionnewsnow.com/news/oroville-…