Tag Archive for: Clean Energy

California Voters Approve Proposition 4, the Bond Measure for Water and Environmental Projects

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Melody Petersen

California voters have approved a $10-billion bond measure to finance water, clean energy and other environmental projects.

Proposition 4 allocates $3.8 billion for water projects, including those that provide safe drinking water, water recycling projects, groundwater storage and flood control. An additional $1.5 billion would be spent on wildfire protection, and $1.2 billion would go toward protecting the coast from sea level rise.

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Battery Storage is a Key Piece of California’s Clean Energy Transition. But There’s a Problem With Fires.

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob Nikolewski

If California is going to meet its ambitious goals to transition from electricity using fossil fuels, the state will need energy storage to shoulder a significant amount of the load.

While the number of installations are on the rise, a persistent problem keeps coming up — fires igniting at battery storage facilities.

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San Diego Ranked ‘Greenest’ City in the U.S. Thanks to Clean Energy, Environment Policies

/in , /by /Times of San Diego by Chris Jennewein

San Diego was ranked the “greenest” city in the United States, thanks largely to clean energy sources and environmentally friendly policies, in a new study by WalletHub.

The Miami-based personal finance website compared the 100 largest cities using 28 indicators ranging from greenhouse-gas emissions per capita, green job opportunities and public transit to organic farms, bike lanes and air quality.

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California Electricity Pricing Exploded in the Last Three Years, Far Outpacing Inflation

/in , /by /PV Magazineby John Fitzgerald Weaver

Energy Toolbase, a financial modeling platform specializing in solar and energy storage that collects nationwide electricity tariffs and rates, has published an in-depth analysis on the inflation of California’s electricity rates over the past decade. The analysis found that the state’s electricity inflation far outpaced generation inflation, averaging 15.3% from the 2020 through 2023. This surge came on the heels of a comparatively modest six-year span, which saw an average inflation of 1.6%.

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One of California’s Poorest Counties Could Be Key To Future of Clean Energy

/in , , /by /Courthouse News Serviceby Sam Ribakoff

Sonia Herbert of Bombay Beach wants people to know that California’s Salton Sea isn’t all dystopian sunbaked abandoned homes, poverty, ominous toxic dust and decaying nostalgia. It’s also a place where people live and find beauty around the mirage-like lake in the desert.

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Newsom Seeks to Streamline Infrastructure Projects

/in , , /by /AgNet West by Brian German

Governor Gavin Newsom recently introduced a series of proposals to expedite infrastructure projects. The legislative package seeks to speed up the construction process while also streamlining permitting and court review.

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O.C. Sanitation to Demo Tech That Kills ‘forever Chemicals,’ Turning Waste Into Water, Clean Energy

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Sara Cardine

What happens after you flush your toilet? For 2.6 million county residents, the answer to that question can be found at a 110-acre plant in Fountain Valley operated by the Orange County Sanitation District.

The industrial site, along with a similar setup in Huntington Beach, is where approximately 185 million gallons of sewage is treated in a complex process that essentially digests biologic material into its basic components.

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Poseidon Vows 100% Clean Energy for Desalination Plant in Huntington Beach

/in , , /by /The Orange County Registerby Martin Wisckol

As Poseidon Water gears up for next month’s final permit hearings on its controversial Huntington Beach desalination proposal, the company signed a non-binding agreement Tuesday, Feb. 22, recognizing a “goal” of 100% clean energy for the massive power needs of the plant.

The surge of new greenhouse gases resulting from those needs is among numerous objections to the operation, and opponents remain skeptical Poseidon will follow through with its 100% clean energy promise.

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Wave. Offshore Wind. Geothermal. Are These the Next Power Resources for San Diego County?

/in , /by /The San Diego Union Tribuneby Rob Nikolewski

In addition to renewable energy projects featuring solar, wind and energy storage, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved looking at the potential of wave energy, offshore wind and geothermal to someday provide electricity in unincorporated areas of the county.

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Agencies Seek Private Partner to Develop 500-MW San Vicente Energy Storage Project

/in , , /by /Hydro Reviewby Elizabeth Ingram Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority has issued a request for proposals seeking a full-service private partner capable of developing the 500-MW San Vicente pumped energy storage project, planned jointly by the Water Authority and the City of San Diego.

The partner agencies aim to maximize the value of the existing San Vicente Reservoir for on-demand energy generation to support the state’s clean energy goals.

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