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    Let the electrons flow

    • 17 hrs ago

    Editor,

    Microgrid project may aid Pescadero outages
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    Microgrid project may aid Pescadero outages

    • Daily Journal staff report
    • Dec 12, 2025

    San Mateo County officials are backing an ambitious fix for ongoing and sustained power outages in Pescadero: a solar-and-battery community mi…

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    Nuclear energy vs. other clean energy alternatives

    • Dec 12, 2025

    Editor,

    Wind, water and solar energy aren’t enough; California needs nuclear options
    Guest Perspectives

    Wind, water and solar energy aren’t enough; California needs nuclear options

    • By Leonard Rodberg
    • Updated Dec 11, 2025

    Sure, California can swear off fossil fuels and shut down its nuclear plants, powering itself entirely with wind, water, and sun. 

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    Hold your horses on green energy

    • Dec 4, 2025

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    Our community needs the PCE Community Advisory Committee
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    Our community needs the PCE Community Advisory Committee

    • By Robert Whitehair
    • Nov 17, 2025

    With deep admiration and respect for the fantastic staff at Peninsula Clean Energy and for my fellow dedicated members of PCE’s Community Advi…

    State Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, attends COP30
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    • Nov 12, 2025

    State Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, is in attendance at the United Nations Climate Change Conference this week to share how California is me…

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    • Oct 29, 2025

    DETROIT (AP) — Making electric vehicles and their batteries is a dirty process that uses a lot of energy. But a new study says that EVs quickl…

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    • Updated Oct 21, 2025

    On Tuesday, San Francisco District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder will introduce a resolution urging city leaders to explore funding opportunitie…

    San Mateo contemplates next year’s energy codes
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    • By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff
    • Oct 10, 2025

    San Mateo is revisiting new energy building code approaches, as its current reach codes expire at the end of the year. 

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