October 2012 Archives
Wind:
A wildlife biologist suggests a San Diego County wind farm could spell the end of the regiojn's failing eagle population.
The Grid:
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, a lesson for Californians seeking to make our power grid more resilient.
Concentrating Solar:
The state's Public Utilities Commission rules on five power sales contracts between SCE and the solar developer BrightSource, approving only two of them.
Photovoltaic (PV):
A solar plant in San Luis Obispo County came online this week, and is now selling power to PG&E.
Photovoltaic (PV):
A new, slightly resource-hungry web tool allows Los Angeles County property owners to get a good idea how much benefit rooftop solar power might provide them.
Concentrating Solar:
Concentrating solar companies are having trouble, but today BrightSource seems to buck the general trend.
Solar:
Winners have been announced in Environment California's Solar Los Angeles video contest, and given how good the top three are we're really glad we didn't have to pick the winner.
Wind:
The nation's largest nuke company says the wind industry is being propped up unsustainably by $12 billion in subsidies -- though it's getting federal insurance break that could cost taxpayers ten times that amount.
Wind:
A new web tool helps you find out whether micro wind turbines might be right for your home or business.
Photovoltaic (PV):
The Bureau of Land Management is accepting comments on a proposal to build a solar facility on public lands straddling Interstate 15 just west of Baker and the Mojave National Preserve.
News and analysis about renewable energy in California. Blog host Chris Clarke is an environmental writer of two decades standing. He currently lives in Joshua Tree and can be contacted at: rewire@kcet.org.
- Wind Power
- PV and Solar Thermal
- Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROEI)
- Watts and Watt-Hours, Kilo and Mega
- 'Enough To Power X Thousand Homes'
- The Grid
- Distributed Generation
- Conservation and 'Negawatts'
- Grid Storage
- PACE Loans, Feed In Tariffs and Net Metering
- Base Load and Peaking Power
- Capacity Factor
- Renewable Portfolio Standards
- Biomass
- Transportation and Renewable Energy
- Geothermal
