kern county power plants michelle : it was great to finally talk with you . here is some information on the new power plants planned in the bakersfield area . this file is a couple of years old and i quickly added in some of the latest information but some of the information here is still quite outdated . however , this document has some rough diagrams of the area so you can see where the projects are located . the california energy commission has some information on their web site about these projects as well . i ' ll talk to you soon . ben campbell >