It rained almost two inches over Monday night in certain parts of the San Diego region, but the drought is not over. In fact, Jeff Stephenson, water resources manager at San Diego County Water Authority, said residents should consider turning off their sprinklers for the next seven days. Of the six levels of emergency actions taken during […]
Interim City Manager Cynthia Kurtz sent an opposition letter to the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) over rate increases. “Pasadena does not support rate increases of 8% and 8% for each of the next two years,” Kurtz wrote in the March 21 letter. “Over the past decade, Metropolitan staff has continuously communicated to its member agencies to expect […]
They don’t look like much — 126 cubes, each holding 16 modules of batteries — simply sitting on an expanse of flat land owned by San Diego Gas & Electric off Route 163. But it’s no exaggeration to say that California’s hopes of decarbonizing its power system depend on developing a vast number of utility-scale […]
On the heels of the driest ever start to the year in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday issued a sweeping executive order calling on local water suppliers to implement more aggressive conservation measures as reservoirs dwindle and residents backslide in their efforts to cut back. Specifically, the order requires that urban water suppliers activate “Level 2″ […]
What Newsom’s Drought Actions Mean for San Diego
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego / Morning Reportby MacKenzie Elmer Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityIt rained almost two inches over Monday night in certain parts of the San Diego region, but the drought is not over. In fact, Jeff Stephenson, water resources manager at San Diego County Water Authority, said residents should consider turning off their sprinklers for the next seven days. Of the six levels of emergency actions taken during […]
City Opposes 8% Metropolitan Water District Rate Increase
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Pasadena NowInterim City Manager Cynthia Kurtz sent an opposition letter to the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) over rate increases. “Pasadena does not support rate increases of 8% and 8% for each of the next two years,” Kurtz wrote in the March 21 letter. “Over the past decade, Metropolitan staff has continuously communicated to its member agencies to expect […]
As California Pins Much of Its Decarbonization Hopes on Energy Storage, SDG&E Opens a New Battery Facility
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob NikolewskiThey don’t look like much — 126 cubes, each holding 16 modules of batteries — simply sitting on an expanse of flat land owned by San Diego Gas & Electric off Route 163. But it’s no exaggeration to say that California’s hopes of decarbonizing its power system depend on developing a vast number of utility-scale […]
Newsom Calls for More Aggressive Water Conservation Amid Third Year of Drought
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Hayley Smith and Jonah ValdezOn the heels of the driest ever start to the year in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday issued a sweeping executive order calling on local water suppliers to implement more aggressive conservation measures as reservoirs dwindle and residents backslide in their efforts to cut back. Specifically, the order requires that urban water suppliers activate “Level 2″ […]