Among the many complex arguments over water in California, one particularly heated debate centers on whether the state should seek more drinking water from a plentiful but expensive source: the Pacific Ocean. The debate has reached a critical stage in Huntington Beach, where Poseidon Water has been trying for more than two decades to build […]
Conserving water and reducing pollution are two of many benefits from a new program in San Diego County. Through a partnership between the County of San Diego’s Watershed Protection Program and the San Diego County Water Authority, residences and businesses in unincorporated areas of the county became eligible for newly enhanced water-use efficiency rebates in 2021. The Waterscape […]
California utility San Diego Gas & Electricity (SDG&E) has released new projections for meeting California’s decarbonization goals. The study, The Path to Net Zero: A Decarbonization Roadmap for California, predicts that in order to reach the mandated carbon neutrality by 2045, the state will need to quadruple its electricity generating capacity from 85 GW to 365 GW, add […]
The Rainbow Municipal Water District board approved a financing agreement for a group of planned capital projects. The March 22 board vote authorized Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy to execute a financing agreement with Western Alliance Business Trust for $9,750,000. The financing will have a 3.55% interest rate and will be repaid over a 20-year […]
Drought Boon or Boondoggle? Critics Blast Poseidon Desalination Plan as Crucial Vote Looms
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAmong the many complex arguments over water in California, one particularly heated debate centers on whether the state should seek more drinking water from a plentiful but expensive source: the Pacific Ocean. The debate has reached a critical stage in Huntington Beach, where Poseidon Water has been trying for more than two decades to build […]
Spring Valley HOA and Watershed Benefit From Landscape Optimization Service
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityConserving water and reducing pollution are two of many benefits from a new program in San Diego County. Through a partnership between the County of San Diego’s Watershed Protection Program and the San Diego County Water Authority, residences and businesses in unincorporated areas of the county became eligible for newly enhanced water-use efficiency rebates in 2021. The Waterscape […]
California Utility SDG&E Sees Utility Scale Solar Growing Greater Than 10x by 2045
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /pv magazineby John Fitzgerald WeaverCalifornia utility San Diego Gas & Electricity (SDG&E) has released new projections for meeting California’s decarbonization goals. The study, The Path to Net Zero: A Decarbonization Roadmap for California, predicts that in order to reach the mandated carbon neutrality by 2045, the state will need to quadruple its electricity generating capacity from 85 GW to 365 GW, add […]
Rainbow MWD Approves Financing Agreement for Capital Projects
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Village NewsThe Rainbow Municipal Water District board approved a financing agreement for a group of planned capital projects. The March 22 board vote authorized Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy to execute a financing agreement with Western Alliance Business Trust for $9,750,000. The financing will have a 3.55% interest rate and will be repaid over a 20-year […]