PG&E Head Says To Expect Rolling Blackouts For The Next 10 Years
PG&E told regulators in California this week to expect more rolling blackouts during forest fire season for the next ten years.
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Coal Is On The Way Out — Natural Gas Is Next
We are not talking about some day in the future here. Renewables are pushing gas out already.
California Breaks Solar Record (Again), Enough Electricity For 2 Million Homes
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the largest electricity grid in California, broke its own solar generation record on Tuesday of this week. The 8,030 megawatts put out at 1:06pm were approximately double the 2014 high, and ~2,000 megawatts (MW) higher than last year’s record. Naturally, as a lot more solar … [continued]
California Public EV Charging Expansion Comes With Growing Pains
The state of California is center stage of the electric vehicle market, and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is taking steps to make further improvements, but the path forward is anything but clear. In the first few months of 2016, the CPUC has approved two massive new programs aimed … [continued]
New PG&E Program Lets Customers Choose Solar
PG&E recently launched the Solar Choice Program, which allows customers to opt in to purchasing 50% or 100% of their power from a central, utility-owned solar farm. This is an exciting move that accomplishes quite a few things in one fell swoop by lowering the bar for customers to go solar and, in … [continued]
Solar Starts Giving Utilities A Bargain Fuel Option
In its latest Utility Solar Market Snapshot (2014, published last month), the US Solar Electric Power Association offers renewable energy interests some welcome news: solar energy is becoming increasingly attractive to utilities. Since the shale gas boom, solar has become the fastest-growing power source in the nation, and the Solar Energy … [continued]
Personalized Office Comfort System Could Save 30% In Building Energy Costs
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 … [continued]
California Solar Initiative Shines With 391MW-Installed Record Year
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.
150MW California Solar Project With Energy Storage Gets PPA
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved a power purchase agreement under which Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) would purchase electricity from SolarReserve’s 150-megawatt Rice Solar Energy Project.
California Renewable Energy Forecast Just Keeps Getting Brighter
The forecast for renewable energy in California, already America’s strongest solar market, just keeps getting brighter. […]
