Smart meter update: The PG&E opt-out plan
In what may likely be seen as a precedent-setting decision, the California Public Utilities Commission last week issued a ruling on Pacific Gas & Electric’s smart meter opt-out plan. In a nut...
View ArticleSolar impulses — from roof tops to around the world
One of the challenges of writing about net metering, as I have been doing the last few days, is trying to figure out why the issue has become so fiercely controversial. On the face of it, the idea...
View ArticleNo nuke for So Cal Edison, at least for now
Southern California Edison’s problem-plagued San Onofre nuclear plant near San Clemente will stay offline through the summer as the utility continues to work on a solution to the plant’s faulty tubes,...
View ArticleSolar projects taking off in Imperial and Kern counties — the math of PPAs
Southern California Edison may have backed out of its agreement to put a 10-megawatt solar plant at College of the Desert’s West Valley campus in Palm Springs, but it’s still signing contracts with...
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