Solar With Storage Coming To California, At A Cost

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California regulators approve a power-tower solar plant with energy storage, saying the ability to produce power on demand justifies its high price. Read more →

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More Solar Habitats Rising In California

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Pacific Gas & Electric pumps $1.27 million more into a program that has resulted in solar panels for every Habitat for Humanity home built in Northern and Central California since 2007. Read more →

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Clean Energy ‘Households Powered’ Claims: Some Are Fishy

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How many households will a wind or solar project power? It depends on how you do the calculation. Read more →

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California Community Solar Bill Bites The Dust

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Community solar legislation dies in the California State Legislature, and proponents blame utilities and their "high paid lobbyists." Read more →

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California Hits 20% Renewables; Next Stop, 25% In 2016

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With a big surge last year, California's investor-owned utilities hit a 20 percent renewable portfolio standard target. Ultimately, they need to be at 33 percent by 2020. Read more →

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PG&E Chips Away At Solar By Going Smaller

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California is home to a lot of big solar projects, but PG&E is bringing clean power online bit by bit with smaller PV, too, including a new 20-megawatt plant. Read more →

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Smart Meter Opt-Out OK’d In California

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California regulators revise PG&E's smart meter program to allow residential customers to go analog, but with a $75 fee and $10 monthly charge. Read more →

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Utilities Push Green Button, Deliver Data

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Two California utilities rise to the "Green Button" challenge posed by the Obama administration and begin providing electricity usage info online at a glance. Read more →

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Detroit Auto Show: Via Extended Range EV Trucks

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Via shows its extended range EV truck line – a pickup based on a Chevy Silverado 1500, an SUV based on a Chevy Tahoe and a cargo van based on a Chevy Express. Read more →

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PG&E Builds Small Scale Solar Power Plants

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Pacific Gas & Electric, aiming to develop renewable sources quickly, builds and brings online three power plants with capacities at or under 20 megawatts. Read more →

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