The U.S. energy storage market is primed to grow at a rapid pace. A study by IHS Markit forecasts that the U.S. grid-tied energy storage market will nearly double in 2019 – from 367 MW in 2018 to 712 MW this year – which does not include behind-the-meter energy storage that would add several hundred […]
Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Valley was dammed and flooded nearly 100 years ago, but the prospect of draining the reservoir continues to inspire romantic imaginings about unlocking a brand-new outdoor-recreation mecca in one of the country’s most popular national parks. If we could return Hetch Hetchy to a more natural state — of the variety that […]
Remember when the concrete spillway of the nation’s tallest dam developed a giant hole, and downstream communities were evacuated out of fear that a wall of water would charge down the river? It turns out that the same structural problems that caused the failure at Oroville Dam in February 2017 also exist at the spillway of San […]
Starting next year, California water systems must notify residents if their water sources contain potentially toxic levels of cancer-linked chemicals called PFAS under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday. The new law, AB 756, will also expand state regulators’ ability to test for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS. The compounds can be found […]
A flexible, reliable water supply is essential to California’s economy and to the job creation and job security goals of California’s working families. Reliability and flexibility in our water supply has become elusive in drought-prone California, thanks in large part to a changing climate and an obsolete water storage system that was designed to utilize […]
Security firm Proofpoint on Thursday said it uncovered an “advanced phishing campaign” that specifically targeted U.S. utility companies by impersonating an engineering licensing board. The firm said emails sent between July 19 and July 25 went to three utilities, which it declined to name. Messages purporting to be from the U.S. National Council of Examiners […]
The Rapid Maturation Of The U.S. Energy Storage Market
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /PV Magazineby Amish Shah, Madeleine Tan, Kyle Hayes and Alyssa WalkerThe U.S. energy storage market is primed to grow at a rapid pace. A study by IHS Markit forecasts that the U.S. grid-tied energy storage market will nearly double in 2019 – from 367 MW in 2018 to 712 MW this year – which does not include behind-the-meter energy storage that would add several hundred […]
Is Hetch Hetchy Worth $100 billion?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Gregory ThomasYosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Valley was dammed and flooded nearly 100 years ago, but the prospect of draining the reservoir continues to inspire romantic imaginings about unlocking a brand-new outdoor-recreation mecca in one of the country’s most popular national parks. If we could return Hetch Hetchy to a more natural state — of the variety that […]
Dam Spillway Near SLO County Has Significant Cracks, Is ‘Unsafe For Use,’ State Says
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Tribune by Monica VaughanRemember when the concrete spillway of the nation’s tallest dam developed a giant hole, and downstream communities were evacuated out of fear that a wall of water would charge down the river? It turns out that the same structural problems that caused the failure at Oroville Dam in February 2017 also exist at the spillway of San […]
Water Systems Must Notify Californians About These Cancer-Linked Chemicals Under New Law
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Sophia BollagStarting next year, California water systems must notify residents if their water sources contain potentially toxic levels of cancer-linked chemicals called PFAS under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday. The new law, AB 756, will also expand state regulators’ ability to test for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS. The compounds can be found […]
Opinion: Sites Reservoir Needed For Reliable Water Future
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Andrew MeredithA flexible, reliable water supply is essential to California’s economy and to the job creation and job security goals of California’s working families. Reliability and flexibility in our water supply has become elusive in drought-prone California, thanks in large part to a changing climate and an obsolete water storage system that was designed to utilize […]
Foreign Hackers Impersonated Professional Licensing Board In Attack On Utilities
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Utility Dive (Washington, D.C.)by Robert WaltonSecurity firm Proofpoint on Thursday said it uncovered an “advanced phishing campaign” that specifically targeted U.S. utility companies by impersonating an engineering licensing board. The firm said emails sent between July 19 and July 25 went to three utilities, which it declined to name. Messages purporting to be from the U.S. National Council of Examiners […]