California Requiring 50 MW Of Energy Storage For Local Requirements
Last week the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously approved a long-term procurement decision that orders Southern California Edison (SCE) … [continued]
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Warren Buffet’s MidAmerican Wind Acquires Two Huge Alta Wind Projects
MidAmerican Wind announced Sunday the purchase of two wind projects from California Highwind Power, a subsidiary of Terra-Gen Power. … [continued]
Unirac Awarded 110-MW Solar Contract
North America’s largest provider of solar mounting structures for residential, commercial, and utility solar power systems, Unirac, has been awarded … [continued]
BrightSource Probable Winner of 500-MW Solar Trust Project
BrightSource Energy — solar utility juggernaut — appears to have won the bidding on an auction for the 500-MW … [continued]
Interesting Photo of Wind Farm in San Gorgonio
Below is a pretty interesting photo of the San Gorgonio wind farm in southern California. The access roads look … [continued]
Leasing Solar Panels Appeals to Less-Affluent
A new study has found that being able to purchase a rooftop solar panel system is often a privilege of … [continued]
CA Utility Misses 37% Renewable Target as Geothermal Firm Faces Financing Woes
Riverside Public Utilities is a small electric power utility that serves 107,000 metered electric customers in Southern California. Like its bigger cousins in the sunshine state, it is aggressively pursuing renewable energy targets. But its high goal is threatened by the collapse of financing for a geothermal project it signed a contract for – that would have raised the supply of its renewable energy to 37%.
Homeowners Associations and and Solar Roof Laws Do Battle
The desire to avoid solar confrontations with neighbors could have an effect on architectural design. Here’s how one Southern California … [continued]
