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Utility executives’ salaries could become tied to their companies keeping electricity rates from rising faster than inflation if new legislati…
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A couple of years into being a parent, I became a dad. Not that I wasn’t a dad from the day my first child was born, but as soon as my oldest …
Oil and gasoline prices are rising as the war in Iran intensifies and other global conflicts affect supply. That means pain at the pump for drivers filling up with gas. But electric vehicle drivers are largely unaffected by spikes in oil prices. Electricity prices — even as different grids have different power mixes — are more regulated. Experts say prolonged high gas prices may drive some EV interest and sales. Car-buying resource Edmunds says it has seen an uptick in people researching EVs and hybrids. But the experts also say just how far that will go is unclear. And in the U.S., significant incentives to buy EVs have gone away.
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Especially in expensive places like the Bay Area, recreational vehicles are becoming increasingly common, extending beyond traditional road tr…
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San Mateo County officials are backing an ambitious fix for ongoing and sustained power outages in Pescadero: a solar-and-battery community mi…
Sure, California can swear off fossil fuels and shut down its nuclear plants, powering itself entirely with wind, water, and sun.Â
For years I’ve been striving to lower our energy usage. Although I’d mostly been focused on lowering the electric portion of our bill (we spen…
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A self-contained energy microgrid in Half Moon Bay’s downtown could be one solution to the climate event-induced power outages that increasing…
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After several hurdles, Caltrain has successfully negotiated with Peninsula Clean Energy and San Jose Clean Energy to receive compensation for …
A complaint filed by solar advocates argues that California's two largest utilities routinely fail to meet state-mandated deadlines to connect rooftop solar panels to the electric grid. The complaint urges the California Public Utilities Commission to hold utilities accountable. The commission is reviewing the complaint, including whether it should require utilities to comply with the timeline it established years ago. When California residents adds solar panels to their rooftops they are supposed to be connected to the grid. The utilities are required to pay for power the customer generates but does not use. Pacific Gas & Election and Southern California Edison say they'll address the complaint through regulators.
