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″ […]
My newsletter has become a dumping ground of late for all things Tijuana River sewage crisis, metaphor intended. This week, an update on the issue I wrote about last week – a stalled, seemingly simple piece of legislation that would allow San Diego to spend $300 million from the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and stop more polluted water from reaching the […]
A delegation of over 170 local and regional San Diego elected officials, business and nonprofit leaders went to Washington D.C. this week to lobby for infrastructure dollars. This is the 14th year the region has sent a delegation. The annual trip is organized by San Diego’s Regional Chamber of Commerce. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria […]
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″ […]
Tijuana Sewage Fix Makes President’s Budget
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie ElmerMy newsletter has become a dumping ground of late for all things Tijuana River sewage crisis, metaphor intended. This week, an update on the issue I wrote about last week – a stalled, seemingly simple piece of legislation that would allow San Diego to spend $300 million from the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and stop more polluted water from reaching the […]
San Diego Leaders Travel to Washington D.C. to Lobby for Infrastructure Funding
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBS-FM/TVby Kitty AlvaradoA delegation of over 170 local and regional San Diego elected officials, business and nonprofit leaders went to Washington D.C. this week to lobby for infrastructure dollars. This is the 14th year the region has sent a delegation. The annual trip is organized by San Diego’s Regional Chamber of Commerce. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria […]