Thanks to technological and manufacturing advances, costs for solar panels have tumbled in the last decade, making solar energy more popular for homeowners. But figuring out how to add a solar energy system to your roof can be daunting. Workers installed a solar and battery system this winter at my home in a New York …
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to ensure energy reliability for Californians, today approved energy storage contracts for Southern California Edison (SCE) to come online from August 2023 through June 2024. The CPUC approved five energy storage contracts for a total of 497 megawatts (MW) of capacity, which are expected to provide …
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its commitment to bridging the digital divide, today allocated funding and expanded program rules to provide no-cost connections for residents of low-income and farm worker housing, support regional broadband consortia, and provide digital literacy training and devices. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated affordability challenges and heightened the need for …
CPUC Expands Broadband Grant Rules To Increase Deployment Throughout California Read More »
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today acted to ensure that phone numbers continue to be available to meet the demand in the geographic region served by the 209 area code by approving a second area code (called an overlay) that will provide additional numbering resources while minimizing customer inconvenience. The new area code to …
NASA’s InSight spacecraft is not quite dead yet. But InSight, a stationary robotic probe on Mars, has been steadily growing weaker as dust accumulates on its solar panels. Mission managers predict that by late summer it will not have enough energy to continue operating its instruments and that by the end of the year it …
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A light wind laden with the scent of the sea softened the stifling heat: The temperature had reached 108 degrees Fahrenheit, and it was only 10 a.m. Salma’s house was at the end of the main road in Punta Chueca, a small town on the mainland coast of the Sea of Cortez, also known as …
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WASHINGTON – Taking action to protect ocean wildlife and U.S. coasts, the Biden administration on Wednesday ditched plans for three offshore oil and gas lease sales. Two of the canceled tracts scheduled for sale were in the Gulf of Mexico; one was planned for Cook Inlet in Alaska. The administration pointed to a lack of …
ATLANTA – The only nuclear reactors under construction in the United States are now projected to cost more than $30 billion — and the price tag for Plant Vogtle near Augusta, Georgia, doesn’t even include $3.68 billion that the project’s original contractor paid to the owners after going bankrupt. The $34 billion total is $20 …
Statement: Cost overruns at Georgia nuclear reactors offer cautionary tale Read More »
As Puerto Rico reeled from its worst power outage in months, one that left virtually all of the island’s 1.5 million customers without electricity for days, the town of Adjuntas was an oasis. On a Thursday morning in early April, with school closed, children filled seats in an air-conditioned cinema at a community center, a …
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Mientras Puerto Rico seguía aturdido tras su peor apagón en meses, uno que dejó a prácticamente todo el millón y medio de clientes de la isla sin electricidad durante días, el pueblo de Adjuntas fue un oasis. Un jueves por la mañana de principios de abril, con las escuelas cerradas, los niños llenaban las butacas …
La energía solar ofrece un salvavidas a Puerto Rico Read More »
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