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The beverage giant announced an industry-leading commitment to address plastic waste ATLANTA— The Coca-Cola Co., the world’s top plastic polluter according to a recent Global Brand Audit, announced on Thursday a new commitment to use refillable or returnable glass or plastic bottles – or refillable containers at fountains and dispensers – for at least 25% …

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A year after freeze, paper explores small-scale solar’s potential to improve grid resilience AUSTIN, Texas – On the anniversary of a deep freeze that debilitated Texas’ power system and caused at least 246 deaths, a new white paper from Environment America Research & Policy Center, Environment Texas Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group released …

New research shows the role rooftop solar could have played in preventing 2021 Texas power crisis Read More »

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold remote public forums to provide an opportunity for customers of California-American Water Company (Cal-Am), California Water Service Company (Cal Water), Golden State Water Company, and San Jose Water Company to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the Cost of Capital requests of each company, …

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved plans to ensure long-term sufficient electricity resource investments, including transmission, for the safe and reliable delivery of electricity and the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The CPUC, per Senate Bill 350 (De León, 2015), developed an integrated resource planning (IRP) process to ensure that California’s electric …

CPUC Approves Long Term Plans To Meet Electricity Reliability and Climate Goals Read More »

It’s no accident that California is a solar energy leader. One big reason is a state incentive program that has turned about 10,000 rooftop solar installations 25 years ago into more than 1.2 million today. Small arrays of panels on homes, businesses and other buildings now account for about 11% of the state’s electricity production …

Editorial: Don’t slash incentives for California rooftop solar Read More »

For all of California’s progressive environmental rhetoric, there are times when this state seems intent on tying its hands behind its back and chaining its own legs in its fight against climate change. Next week is shaping up to be one of those moments. At question is a program called net energy metering, which credits …

Editorial: If California is worried about energy prices, take on PG&E before gouging rooftop solar Read More »

Of all the details in California regulators’ plan to slash incentives for installing rooftop solar systems, the most confounding is the idea of charging customers a hefty monthly fee to go solar. The state Public Utilities Commission plan, released in December, includes a “grid participation charge” of $8-per-kilowatt of installed solar, which amounts to more …

Editorial: California can’t enact a ‘solar tax’ and still be a climate leader Read More »