Controversial $4 billion Kern HECA project will move forward

Bakersfield - Developers of a proposed $4 billion electrical plant on the western edge of Kern County will get another six months to see if they can make the project work, the state energy commission ruled Friday. The U.S. government has pledged up to $400 million to help build the plant, and $153 million in taxpayer money already has been spent.Several environmental groups asked the energy commission to pull plug on the proposal after one of its key partners withdrew from the project.Hydrogen