Episode

L.A. Is Finally Ditching Coal

Podcast: Boiling Point
Published: Oct 2, 2025
Duration seconds: 2763
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Summary

Sammy Roth talks with Jason Rondou, an assistant general manager at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, about the city’s shift from coal to clean energy. Believe it or not, L.A. still operates a giant coal-fired power plant, more than 500 miles away in rural Utah. In November, DWP is finally closing it — and replacing it with a combination of gas and green hydrogen.