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Can a California Oilfield Be Retrofitted to Store Solar Energy?
Down on the south end of California’s San Joaquin Valley, oil rigs have plumbed the earth like flocks of blackened drinking birds for more than a century. Now, they’re fast becoming vestiges of a bygone era. Kern County still produces nearly three-quarters of the state’s oil and gas, but California’s push to decarbonize its energy grid is putting these rigs and the people who operate them out of work. Their disappearance might come as a death knell to the communities that have long depended on bringing energy up to the surface; but now, those same oilfields could offer new life by sending energy back underground.
Over 2,000 ROC and CTEC graduates receive certificates at ceremony in south Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Thousands of local students are celebrating a big accomplishment and step toward their futures. More than 2,100 juniors and seniors received certificates of completion Wednesday, May 22 from the Kern High School District. The students completed programs at the Regional Occupational Center or Career Technical Education Center. The district says these […]
MEETING NOTES: North Kern concerned the subbasin’s revamped groundwater plan – now seven plans – won’t pass muster with the state
Meeting: North Kern Water Storage District board of directors. Main topic: Submission of a revamped groundwater sustainability plan for the Kern subbasin to the state Water Resources Control Board to avoid probation. Background: Two previous groundwater plans for the Kern subbasin were rejected by the state as inadequate to protect...
Memorial Day ceremony at the Bakersfield National Cemetery
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Several ceremonies taking place around Kern County this weekend will honor those who served our country with dignity & honor. The Department of Veterans Affairs will host a Memorial Day ceremony at the Bakersfield National Cemetery on May 25, at 9 a.m. A wreath-laying ceremony, speeches, and a moment of silence […]
Upcoming Events in Bakersfield: A Guide to the Week of May 24-30, 2024
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Thousand Flags Ceremony set for this weekend
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Thousand Flags Ceremony is set to take over the Park at River Walk. Denise Haynes and Chad Garcia joined 17 News with more details on the event. The flags are scheduled to be set up Saturday morning and the skydivers will be honoring those who served on Memorial Day. Watch […]
Bakersfield spray parks set to open Friday
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — With the temperatures rising in Kern County, the City of Bakersfield is set to open the popular spray parks Friday, just in time for the long, hot summer months. Spray parks will remain open through Labor Day, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays through Sunday. However, the parks will be […]
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