California tops the nation in the use and development of biomass technologies. This cuts back on the need for other energy sources. Biomass produces about 2.77 percent of all of California's electricity. That's enough electricity to light a city the size of San Diego. Using biomass does not add to global warming.
Plants use and store carbon dioxide when they grow.
This is then released when the plant material is burned. So using biomass closes this cycle of storing carbon dioxide. Biomass can be recycled and made into other products such as paper and fertilizer. Because biomass is reused and recycled, less garbage is sent to the dump. And the use of biomass is environmentally friendly because the biomass is reduced, recycled and then reused.