CleanTechnica » PG&E http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 EPA Approves The VIA eREV Van http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/epa-approves-via-erev-van/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/epa-approves-via-erev-van/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2014 15:00:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75371 Originally published on EVObsession. Last week Bob Lutz’s plug-in truck maker VIA Motors received certification for sale from the EPA for its eREV van. VIA’s plug-in hybrid vans are now cleared for sale across the country, allowing its Mexican factory to begin production in earnest. While VIA Motors has a few demonstration fleets out to companies

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/epa-approves-via-erev-van/feed/ 8 UCLA Practicum Warns AB 2145 Might Render CCAs Ineffective http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/19/ucla-practicum-warns-ab-2145-might-render-ccas-ineffective/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/19/ucla-practicum-warns-ab-2145-might-render-ccas-ineffective/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2014 11:20:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68336 Originally Published in the Eco Report Every year, fourth-year students from UCLA’s B.S. Environmental Science Program do a practicum with outside partners, and this year’s project explored ways to decarbonize the electricity supply for the city of Hermosa Beach. The students recommended forming a community choice aggregate (CCA), depending on what the California legislature does,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/19/ucla-practicum-warns-ab-2145-might-render-ccas-ineffective/feed/ 1 PG&E Answers Questions about Community Choice Aggregation http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/05/pge-answers-questions-community-choice-aggregation/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/05/pge-answers-questions-community-choice-aggregation/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:20:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67812 Originally Published in the ECOreport Some call California’s Assembly Bill 2145 “the Monopoly Protection Act,” or a “CCA killer.” They believe that it was designed to protect large utilities like Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) from communities that would prefer to form their own utilities (CCA). The origins of this story go back a few

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/03/al-muratsuchi/feed/ 3 The “Utility Monopoly Power Grab of 2014″ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/30/utility-monopoly-power-grab-2014/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/30/utility-monopoly-power-grab-2014/#comments Fri, 30 May 2014 18:22:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67581 Originally published by the ECOreport.  The California legislature passed AB 2145 by a 51-15 vote. A broad and diverse coalition of business, local government, community and environmental organizations have decried the California Assembly’s passage of what they are calling the ‘Utility Monopoly Power Grab of 2014.’ This fight is not over. This legislation has now proceeded

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/30/utility-monopoly-power-grab-2014/feed/ 3 Is Pacific Gas & Electric Making A Mockery Of SB 709? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/23/pacific-gas-electric-making-mockery-sb-709/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/23/pacific-gas-electric-making-mockery-sb-709/#comments Fri, 23 May 2014 14:00:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67222 Originally published on the ECOreport. California Senate Bill 790 (SB 790) bans utility companies from using ratepayer funds for negative publicity campaigns against local community utilities ( community choice aggregators, or CCA). They are now required to file the details of any anti-CCA marketing with the California Public Utilities Commission. Only PG&E has not filed in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/22/top-10-solar-utilities/feed/ 3 Is California’s “Monopoly Protection Act” Just A Revamp Of Prop 16? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/19/californias-monopoly-protection-act-just-revamp-prop-16/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/19/californias-monopoly-protection-act-just-revamp-prop-16/#comments Mon, 19 May 2014 22:04:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67096 Originally published in the ECOreport. A member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245, Hunter Stern, recently sent Marin County residents an email supporting state Assembly Bill 2145, popularly called the “Monopoly Protection Act.” According to the PACIFIC SUN, it is “filled with misinformation” – but the real problem is that it may

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/19/californias-monopoly-protection-act-just-revamp-prop-16/feed/ 2 Solar Storage Scandal In California (In Depth) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/30/solar-storage-scandal-california-depth/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/30/solar-storage-scandal-california-depth/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2014 23:00:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64608 Originally published on the ECOreport. SolarCity spokesperson Will Craven said that about 500 of their California customers have agreed to install batteries for power storage, but the state’s three biggest utilities have only connected 12 since 2011. He decided to go to the press after Southern California Edison (SCE) said they were going to charge

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/30/solar-storage-scandal-california-depth/feed/ 21 The State Of The Cleantech Industry http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/11/state-cleantech-industry/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/11/state-cleantech-industry/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2014 21:00:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62494 By Maud Texier Where does cleantech stand? After a big boom in early stage investments and a green policies kick-off a few years ago, the cleantech industry has been through the struggles that always come with a young and maturing industry. Where are we standing now? Unavoidable growing pains Back in 2008, VC funds for

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/11/state-cleantech-industry/feed/ 0 California Passes 600MW Shared Renewables Program http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/12/california-passes-600mw-shared-renewables-program/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/12/california-passes-600mw-shared-renewables-program/#comments Thu, 12 Sep 2013 22:50:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56365 California's state legislature has passed the landmark 600MW "shared renewables" bill that will open up access to clean energy to millions of residents who can't install their own renewables - with no state subsidy and no extra ratepayer costs

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/12/california-passes-600mw-shared-renewables-program/feed/ 6 Personalized Office Comfort System Could Save 30% In Building Energy Costs http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/03/personalized-office-comfort-system-could-save-30-in-building-energy-costs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/03/personalized-office-comfort-system-could-save-30-in-building-energy-costs/#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:40:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55943 At the Center for the Built Environment (CBE), researchers at the University of California, Berkeley (often called UC Berkeley) have developed a Personal Comfort System (PCS) designed to cool and heat the parts of the body which are most “thermally sensitive.” This was done with the assistance of a $1.6 million grant from the California

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/03/personalized-office-comfort-system-could-save-30-in-building-energy-costs/feed/ 0 Battery Backup Has An Incentive In California http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/28/battery-backup-has-an-incentive-in-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/28/battery-backup-has-an-incentive-in-california/#comments Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:11:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55638 Most early adopters of solar PV systems originally had the hopes of having power even if the grid went down with a power outage, only to find out that was not how things worked with grid-tied solar PV systems — if the grid went down, electricity from their PV system was also unavailable. But now

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/28/battery-backup-has-an-incentive-in-california/feed/ 23 VIA Motors Team With PG&E To Power Stricken Neighbourhoods http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/02/via-motors-team-with-pge-to-power-stricken-neighbourhoods/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/02/via-motors-team-with-pge-to-power-stricken-neighbourhoods/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:58:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54636 This article was originally published on Gas2 by Christopher DeMorro Events like Hurricane Sandy have shown just how fragile our power grid has become. Deploying fuel-intensive diesel generators can be all but impossible when roads are impassable, but green truck builder VIA is teaming up with energy company PG&E to test pickup trucks with the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/02/via-motors-team-with-pge-to-power-stricken-neighbourhoods/feed/ 0 California Solar Initiative Shines With 391MW-Installed Record Year http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/11/california-solar-initiative-shines-with-391mw-record-year/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/11/california-solar-initiative-shines-with-391mw-record-year/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:41:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53858 The California Solar Initiative installed a record 391MW of new solar on utility customer rooftops in 2012. The program has now installed 1,629MW of rooftop solar, enough to power 150,000 homes, and is years ahead of program target goals

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/11/california-solar-initiative-shines-with-391mw-record-year/feed/ 2 PG&E Unveils Battery Storage System In San Jose, California http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/24/pge-unveils-battery-storage-system-in-san-jose-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/24/pge-unveils-battery-storage-system-in-san-jose-california/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52105 The grid storage space is really starting to heat up. We’ve already featured a couple of promising-looking energy storage companies getting close to commercialization (and claiming to offer safe, reliable, nontoxic grid storage at very competitive prices). And we’ve got a handful of other companies and technologies we plan to highlight in the coming weeks.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/24/pge-unveils-battery-storage-system-in-san-jose-california/feed/ 5 Largest Solar PV Facility In California Opens http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/07/largest-solar-pv-facility-in-california-opens/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/07/largest-solar-pv-facility-in-california-opens/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 13:20:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51447 I don’t think a day goes by when there isn’t another record broken in the solar industry. Here’s one of the latest, courtesy sister site Green Building Elements and Business Wire: NRG Energy, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, announced that it will commemorate the opening of the Alpine Solar Generating Facility in Lancaster, Calif.,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/07/largest-solar-pv-facility-in-california-opens/feed/ 3 PG&E’s Green Option Gives Customers Opportunity To Support Renewable Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/15/pges-green-option-gives-customers-opportunity-to-support-renewable-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/15/pges-green-option-gives-customers-opportunity-to-support-renewable-energy/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50740 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, announced on Friday last week that it had reached an agreement to enhance its proposed “Green Option” to give electric customers an opportunity to support 100% renewable energy. PG&E provided a revised proposal to the California Public Utilities Commission

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/15/pges-green-option-gives-customers-opportunity-to-support-renewable-energy/feed/ 6 Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One Achieves 100 Megawatt Milestone http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/22/antelope-valley-solar-ranch-one-achieves-100-megawatt-milestone/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/22/antelope-valley-solar-ranch-one-achieves-100-megawatt-milestone/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:00:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48718 First Solar announced Wednesday that its Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One has achieved a peak generating capacity of 100 megawatts (MW) connected to the electrical grid. But that’s only half of the end goal. When construction is completed later this year, the ranch, located in northern Los Angeles County, will have a generating capacity of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/22/antelope-valley-solar-ranch-one-achieves-100-megawatt-milestone/feed/ 4 The “Value Of Solar” Could Be Worth Much More Than Austin Energy Pays http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/the-value-of-solar-could-be-worth-much-more-than-austin-energy-pays/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/the-value-of-solar-could-be-worth-much-more-than-austin-energy-pays/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:00:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48630 I recently wrote a long post on the idea of using a “value of solar” policy instead of various types of government incentives for solar. Much of that post was based on research conducted by Clean Power Research for Austin Energy — so that Austin Energy could implement a Value of Solar policy (which it

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