November 2012 Archives
Utilities:
Southern California Edison found what might be -- and might not be -- evidence of tampering at the San Onofre Nuclear Power station.
Utilities:
The prospects for new solar in Imperial County just got a bit brighter.
Concentrating Solar:
BrightSource Energy, developer of the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System now under construction in the California desert, wants to change how it mitigates its project effects on the federally threatened desert tortoise
Wind:
As the federal Wind Production Tax Credit comes ever closer to expiring, an environmental group has released a report detailing what it calls the major environmental benefits of wind development in danger of being lost.
Utilities:
As more and more property owners choose to generate power with their own solar and wind facilities, large utilities are seeing a loss in income.
Policy:
A study by a renowned alternative energy thinktank holds that California could replace San Onofre by conserving energy and increasing rooftop solar.
The Grid:
California's power grid operator tries to crack down on a deceptively simple way of gaming the market.
Hydroelectric:
Water companies are an untapped source for potential power generation, and a startup is working with a Palos Verdes area water company to put some of that power to good use.
Photovoltaic (PV):
Some law enforcement officials are suggesting California pot growers are behind a string of Napa Valley solar panel thefts.
Solar:
Two important articles on desert solar power projects graced the pages of major Southern California newspapers this weekend.
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