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CPUC Expands On-Bill Financing Options for Non-Residential Energy Utility Customers

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing actions to help the state achieve a clean energy future, today expanded on-bill financing programs to assist non-residential electricity and natural gas customers in making comprehensive energy investments, such as purchasing and installing electric heat pump water heaters and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Current on-bill financing programs …

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CPUC Awards Nearly $1 Million in Grants To Help Close Digital Divide at Schools in Low-Income Urban and Rural Areas

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in an ongoing commitment to help the state close the digital divide, today provided approximately $1 million in broadband-related grants to assist schools in low-income urban and rural areas. Through its Digital Divide Grant Program, the CPUC awarded grants totaling $999,480 to four community-based organizations: Outside the Lens, Human …

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CPUC Issues Presiding Officer’s Decision Adopting Settlement Penalizing SoCalGas for Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Leak

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today issued a Presiding Officer’s Decision adopting a settlement between Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), the CPUC’s Safety and Enforcement Division (SED) and the Public Advocates Office (Cal Advocates) for SoCalGas’s 2015 Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility leak. The settlement includes a penalty of $71 million and requires …

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Microgrids Are Giving Power to the People

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As retirement neared, Eric and Camela Moulder decided to downsize from their four-bedroom home in West Grove, Pa. They had two main goals: find a place near the beach, and reduce their living expenses. When one of the couple’s three daughters told them about Heron’s Nest, a new cottage community in Shallotte, N.C., the Moulders …

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Solar Power’s China Problem

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It’s never been cheaper or easier to produce electricity from the sun. Economies of scale and government subsidies, especially in China, have helped to drive down solar energy prices by 85 percent since 2010, supercharging a global boom in new hookups. This year, for the first time, investors are expected to put more money into …

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Wednesday Briefing: Coups and Conflict in West Africa

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What another coup means for West Africa Nearly a week after a military takeover in Niger, there’s still uncertainty about who is truly in charge there, and the coup is threatening to set off a regional conflict. For more, we turned to Declan Walsh, The Times’s chief Africa correspondent. What is the latest on what’s …

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Solar Supply Chain Grows More Opaque Amid Human Rights Concerns

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Global supply chains for solar panels have begun shifting away from a heavy reliance on China, in part because of a recent ban on products from Xinjiang, a region where the U.S. government and United Nations accuse the Chinese government of committing human rights violations. But a new report by experts in human rights and …

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In the Event of a New York City Blackout, Preparation Is Key

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Let’s say it’s Friday night and you’re beating the 100-degree heat in New York City, watching Netflix in your air-conditioned apartment, when everything goes dark. The last major blackout in the city happened almost 20 years ago. But these days, as global warming means hotter temperatures, the city’s power grid will be put to the …

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What You Can Do at Home to Help Stem Climate Change

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Among Ms. Piper’s recommendations for simple shifts you can make to help stem climate change: Keep an Eye on the Thermostat The global reliance on heating and cooling systems requires immense energy usage, resulting in immense carbon emissions. In cold weather, turn the thermostat down just a degree or two. And same goes for raising …

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CPUC Informational Webinar on New Equity and Access Grant Program

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will host a free webinar for its new Equity and Access (E&A) Grant Program. This innovative program will provide $30 million in funding for community-based organizations (CBOs) and California Tribes to participate in CPUC processes and improve access to clean energy programs for underserved and underrepresented communities. WHEN: August 9, 2023, …

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