Marin County Wants to Bypass PG&E, Buy Power

Marin County in California wants to purchase electricity on behalf of its citizens, a move that would bypass the state’s largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., and could lead other local governments to follow suit.
According to a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle, last Thursday the county’s new public power agency — the Marin [...]

Salt: Enabling Solar Power After Dark

Posted by Margaret Collins in Thursday, December 31st 2009 under: Solar Technology, Utility Solar Tags: California Solar, Molten Salt, Nevada Solar, PGE

You may have heard about the new technology that promises to extend solar power production into previously unknown territory: darkness. The key ingredient is a type of salt that acts as a thermal mass, becoming molten during the heat of the day and then releasing that stored heat at night to provide steam to power [...]

PG&E Expands Net Metering

Posted by Margaret Collins in Friday, October 30th 2009 under: Energy Policy, Net Metering Tags: California Solar, Net Metering, PGE

Yesterday saw a surprisingly positive new chapter in California’s net metering saga roll out. PG&E is voluntarily expanding its net metering program in the absence of new legislation that would mandate such a move. PG&E customers can continue to explore solar as a valuable investment for some time to come now–without this move, many were [...]

The Chamber of Commerce on Climate Change

Posted by Margaret Collins in Wednesday, September 30th 2009 under: Climate Change, Energy Policy Tags: California Solar, Chamber of Commerce, government, Nike, PGE

US Chamber of Commerce releases a statement addressing recent furor over members’ opposition to the Chamber’s stance on climate change legislation.

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