October 31st, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
Every year it seems that California has these insane wildfires that are making people and animals homeless. This year is no different, except it seems worse. Every day, there seems to have been a new fire reported. CNN just reported that 26,000 people have been evacuated due to the Easy Fire. This wildfire has burned at least 1,300 acres and could jump Highway 23. Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayoub told CNN at a news conference that there were intense firefighting conditions. They actually had to ground fixed-wing aircraft because of the high winds, with gusts up to 65 miles an hour. For those who are unaware, that's almost the wind speed of a Category 1 hurricane
October 16th, 2019 | by Charles W. Thurston
One of the stealth technologies that was unveiled at the recent Solar Power International trade show in Salt Lake City a few weeks ago is the plug-and-play solar+storage+nanogrid solution from start-up DR Microgrid, of Santa Ana, CA. It looks like a killer app because it is the only other system of its kind on the US market except that of Sonnen, which is more expensive, says DR Microgrid President AJ Perkins
May 23rd, 2019 | by Charles W. Thurston
French floating solar specialist Ciel et Terre has begun installation of 1.78 megawatt floatovoltaic technology system at what it calls the largest floating solar system in California. To finance this project, the company has utilized a 25-year power purchase agreement for the first time, providing a lifetime savings of $4 million for the Town of Windsor
May 9th, 2019 | by Nexus Media
“There’s a toxic peer culture on climate neglect. Five to 10 years from now, they won’t believe the silence we’re seeing right now.”
April 5th, 2019 | by Charles W. Thurston
Planners in Fremont, CA, appear to be the first to complete a solar microgrid system with battery backup for a fire station in the United States, seeking to be more hardened against wildfire, utility blackouts, hurricanes, or other threatening events
August 15th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
A California electricity provider is making EVs cheaper -- way cheaper in Sonoma and Mendocino counties -- with free home chargers to boot
December 30th, 2016 | by Zachary Shahan
After we reported on insane Nissan LEAF group buys in Colorado, Texas, Kansas, and Missouri that bring the cost of a new Nissan LEAF down as low as $11,510 after all tax credits and discounts, Brant Arthur let us know about yet another EV group buy — for Nissan LEAF and BMW i3 buyers or lessees
November 7th, 2016 | by Cynthia Shahan
The Obama administration has been on a role advancing EV charging across the US. The latest news from the administration is that the United State Department of Transportation (DOT) is establishing 48 national electric vehicle charging corridors. Thank you, President Obama, and we hope you and Michelle will be driving in an all-electric vehicle soon as well.
August 1st, 2016 | by John Farrell
Originally published on ilsr.org. Below is part three of our City Power Play report, a report released in October 2013 (and still [&hellip
April 3rd, 2015 | by Roy L Hales
A synthesis of information from Local Power Inc, originally published on the ECOreport. Welcome to the Local Power Channel! We [&hellip
March 24th, 2015 | by Anand Upadhyay
Shanghai headquartered, Chinese PV developer Solar Power Inc recently announced a partnership with startup Aqua Clean Energy to develop floating PV [&hellip
November 26th, 2014 | by Roy L Hales
The origins and growth of property tax assessed clean energy - PACE programs - within California and the first company to start-up in another state
December 6th, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer
This is staggering. In just over six months; Sonoma County's Energy Independence Program has received 375 applications for more than $17 million worth of solar loans. Since Sonoma County went live with its PACE model of solar funding in March; applications have been pouring in daily, and the county intends to make loans indefinitely by packaging them as bonds.
"There is no end in sight," said Amy Bolten, a county spokeswoman. "We think our program is just getting going." And this is in addition to the county's already very high solar adoption
September 21st, 2009 | by Rebecca Geller
Sonoma County at this point has the largest municipal financing program for solar and energy efficiency, modeled after the Berkeley [&hellip
