The headlines are a bit easier to write when the growth is significant. Last year we got to say things like residential solar grew nine and ten times over prior quarters, and that 74% of residential customers were interested in storage with their solar. This year, we’re projecting the market will at least double as […]
Recent rains and snow pack could force California’s Department of Water Resources to release Oroville Dam’s main spillway as early as next week. Currently, the 2019 snowpack for California is now the fifth largest on record dating back to 1950, according to DWR officials. As of Monday, the snowpack is slightly larger than the amount […]
The San Joaquin Valley is ground zero for issues of water quality and supply. While there are countless studies that have highlighted these water challenges, there have been few investments made to begin to address the problem. We must do more. Our families and I are no strangers to this crisis. We depend on agricultural […]
While California was gripped by drought in 2014, Mark Arax began to notice something he couldn’t explain. Instead of shrinking for lack of water, some big farms were growing even bigger, expanding to hillsides, saltbush desert, and other lands where farmers usually feared to tread. They were planting thirsty almond trees as fast as they […]
More rain is coming to the Sierra Nevada, adding to a bountiful spring that’s left the snowpack at twice its historical average for this time of year. The mountains are holding more snow than they were two years ago, when Northern California was coming off a historically wet winter that officially ended the drought. But […]
During a weekend that’s widely known as the unofficial start of summer in California, visitors who trekked to Lake Tahoe for Memorial Day were met with a flurry of snowflakes that turned the landscape into a winter wonderland in May. The storm responsible for the late-season snow in the Sierra Nevada town was one in a […]
Energy Storage Deployments Double *And* Triple In First Quarter
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /PV Magazineby John WeaverThe headlines are a bit easier to write when the growth is significant. Last year we got to say things like residential solar grew nine and ten times over prior quarters, and that 74% of residential customers were interested in storage with their solar. This year, we’re projecting the market will at least double as […]
With Large Sierra Snowpack, DWR Could Soon Release Water Over The Oroville Dam Spillway
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Oroville Mercury - Registerby Brody FernandezRecent rains and snow pack could force California’s Department of Water Resources to release Oroville Dam’s main spillway as early as next week. Currently, the 2019 snowpack for California is now the fifth largest on record dating back to 1950, according to DWR officials. As of Monday, the snowpack is slightly larger than the amount […]
OPINION: State Bill Would Rebuild Friant-Kern Canal, A Key Valley Waterway That Needs Fixing
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby Esmeralda SoriaThe San Joaquin Valley is ground zero for issues of water quality and supply. While there are countless studies that have highlighted these water challenges, there have been few investments made to begin to address the problem. We must do more. Our families and I are no strangers to this crisis. We depend on agricultural […]
California’s Water Crisis Has Put Farmers In A Race To The Bottom
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Gristby By Nathanael JohnsonWhile California was gripped by drought in 2014, Mark Arax began to notice something he couldn’t explain. Instead of shrinking for lack of water, some big farms were growing even bigger, expanding to hillsides, saltbush desert, and other lands where farmers usually feared to tread. They were planting thirsty almond trees as fast as they […]
Skiing In July, Dangerous Rivers, Full Reservoirs: What Sierra’s Huge Snowpack Means For Summer
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerMore rain is coming to the Sierra Nevada, adding to a bountiful spring that’s left the snowpack at twice its historical average for this time of year. The mountains are holding more snow than they were two years ago, when Northern California was coming off a historically wet winter that officially ended the drought. But […]
California Sees Biggest June Snowpack In Nearly A Decade Thanks To Spring Storms
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Hannah FryDuring a weekend that’s widely known as the unofficial start of summer in California, visitors who trekked to Lake Tahoe for Memorial Day were met with a flurry of snowflakes that turned the landscape into a winter wonderland in May. The storm responsible for the late-season snow in the Sierra Nevada town was one in a […]