February 2013 Archives
Utilities:
The process of deciding whether and how to restart the disabled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station continues.
Solar Thermal:
Building the 3,277-acre concentrating solar project "will cause irreparable adverse impacts" to cultural landscapes important to the Pahrump Paiute and nearby Native people.
Solar Thermal:
The project in Riverside County would be California's first solar power plant to incorporate thermal storage.
Climate Change:
One glacier expert is saying human industrial activity has already locked in 69 feet of sea level rise. If that's true, what would that mean for California?
Government:
Steven Chu announced today that he will be stepping down from his post as Secretary of Energy as early as March. And Southern California Representative Darrell Issa chose the occasion of the announcement to issue a surprisingly ungracious statement marking Chu's departure.
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
- Transportation and Renewable Energy
- Biomass
- Geothermal
