There’s one aspect of California’s program to spur the installation of rooftop solar panels that everyone can agree on: It has been spectacularly successful. Launched in 1995 and pushed forward a decade later, when then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger set a target of 1 million solar installations, the program has handily exceeded that goal. Today there are …
Podcast by Capitol Weekly Staff posted 06.28.2021 As John says in the episode: “When we think of solar energy, we think of Bernadette Del Chiaro.” Bernadette is the executive director of the California Solar & Storage Association, whose mission is to promote the widespread deployment of local clean energy technologies. Rooftop solar has been one …
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Cabra Chef Stephanie Izard’s Peruvian restaurant and bar, Cabra, is now open atop the Hoxton hotel downtown. It’s the second location of Cabra for Izard, who opened the first within Chicago’s Hoxton. Izard also operates the restaurant Girl & the Goat, with locations in the Arts District and Chicago. At Cabra, the “Top Chef” winner …
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In summary The California Public Utilities Commission vote against rooftop solar favors utilities over consumers and derails efforts to meet the state’s climate change goals. By Laura Neish, Special to CalMatters Laura Neish is the executive director of 350 Bay Area, laura@350BayArea.org. Rooftop and other small solar projects are an important part of the state’s …
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To the editor: Just as the California Public Utilities Commission is poised to cripple the rooftop solar industry, an article in the scientific journal Earth’s Future is published predicting not only rising temperatures and increased demand for air conditioning, but also insufficient power to keep AC units functioning when needed most. If the state will …
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A high-stakes battle is under way over the future of rooftop solar energy in California. On one side: Current and future rooftop solar consumers in the nation’s leading solar state. On the other, the state’s big three investor-owned utilities — PG&E, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric. The utilities have petitioned the …
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SACRAMENTO — One surefire formula for making clean energy is lots of sun and less hay. Or fewer tomatoes and — heaven forbid — a reduction in almonds. Plow over some San Joaquin Valley croplands and plant solar panels. Turn alfalfa fields and nut orchards into solar farms. That would have a double benefit. Besides producing …
The nation is facing once in a generation choices about how energy ought to be delivered to homes, businesses and electric cars — decisions that could shape the course of climate change and determine how the United States copes with wildfires, heat waves and other extreme weather linked to global warming. On one side, large …
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With the state considering sweeping reductions in rooftop solar incentives for new users, advocates of the current program are warning the move would undercut the state’s drive to 100% clean energy and compromise other benefits of the homeowner panels. But proponents of the changes — which include private electric companies as well as a prominent …
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By Jeff Parr When I began my solar business 12 years ago, I felt good about helping customers to save money while also saving our environment. I made it my life’s mission. Today, I am concerned that an upcoming California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision may severely harm my livelihood and end the good we’re …
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