Delivering solar-generated electricity to SDG&E’s recently completed high-voltage transmission line marks a milestone for Imperial Valley residents,SDG&E and California’s efforts to forge a green energy infrastructure and economic ecosystem.
Applications to install rooftop solar PV systems continue to pour in to LA Water & Power. Some 22 megawatts worth and counting of rooftop solar power capacity have been added in the last fiscal year. The country’s largest publicly owned utility has also been signing long-term power purchase agreements with utility-scale solar power project developers. […]
Spanning a wide range of state government involvement in promoting and fostering ongoing clean energy progress, included among the bills is one that would reduce the time and cost of obtaining permits for rooftop solar energy systems, and another to enhance clean energy coordination and collaboration between the state and US Dept. of Defense in California. […]
Western Riverside County and California are leading the way forward in providing innovative financing for homeowners to carry out clean energy, energy and water efficiency renovations and retrofits. $50mm in HERO Program projects have been approved, which is projected to create as many as 4,000 local green contractor jobs, as well as enabling homeowners to reduce their energy and water bills, which in turn’s going to take a big bite out of the county and state’s electricity and water usage, carbon and greenhouse gas emissions.
14 California counties and 126 cities have launched the first state-wide and the nation’s largest PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) program, which aims to boost clean energy use, as well as energy and water efficiency for commercial property owners. The landmark program stands to boost local economies, create jobs, and yield savings for consumers while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, energy, and water consumption. […]
OK, so we know that job growth in the clean energy or renewable energy sector has outpaced the rest of the economy. However, a recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) suggests that the clean energy sector has far outpaced job growth in the California economy, despite two major … [continued]
