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The story by KPBS reporter Ed Joyce features both Donna Tisdale and David Hogan of POC. The article is on the kpbs.org site here, or you can read it now: This fascinating article in Scientific American discusses a possible future where solar power is harvested in space and transmitted back to earth. While there are numerous hurdles to overcome, both technologically and economically, it is exciting to see companies out there pursuing this source of energy (including PG&E!). The future is full of fascinating and [...] ‘”Efficiency,” he says with a twinkle, “seems to be a renewable resource.” As mentioned in the previous post, a SEMPRA lobbyist allegedly had an affair with a California State Assemblyman who was vice chair of the Utilities and Commerce Committee and whose duties included overseeing the energy companies and policy in California. There is a another dirty little secret SEMPRA and SDG&E desperately don’t want people to [...] POC and it’s supporters are celebrating the PUC vote today which rejected SDG&E’s Shut-Off Plan. Now it’s time for SDG&E to do what they should have been doing all along: proper maintenance of their lines, replacing wood poles, undergrounding where possible. Read the full Union-Tribune article here. More and more we are seeing articles written about the future of energy production in the US, and the world, that focus on locally generated power. This article shows why we are lucky to live in California, one of the leading regions in the world for installation of rooftop solar and backyard wind. The more [...] Here’s a great article on the reason utilities across the country are not jumping on the rooftop solar bandwagon, despite strong support from homeowners, state and federal incentives, and decreasing costs. Part of POC’s mission is to push for feed-in tariffs, and other incentives for local homeowners and business owners to invest in rooftop solar, [...] The CPUC recently voted 3-2 to temporarily block SDG&E’s plan to go ahead with the Shut Off Plan on September 1. This means SDG&E will have to wait until September 10 to see how the commission will vote on the plan. Several water agencies and school districts, along with other groups, asked for the temporary [...] In a blow to SDG&E’s proposed Shut-Off Plan, Administrative Law Judge Timothy Kenney recommend the Public Utilities Commission reject the plan outright. This article in the San Diego Union Tribune gives details about the judges decision, and an alternate decision proposed by commissioner Timothy Simon. Among Simon’s stipulations are veto power for local officials, longer [...] |
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