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EVs Are Good For The Environment And Electricity Rates

October 9, 2024 admin California, california public utilities commission (cpuc), carbon emissions, clean transport, cpuc, demand response, electric car benefits, electric cars, Electric vehicles, electricity prices, ev benefits, ev charging, research

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 06 Oct 2024 12:26:58 +0000

Can the electric grid handle all the electric vehicles (EVs) we need to address the climate crisis? Most people now accept that EVs are companions to solar and wind generation. The electricity system is built for the most demanding hour of the year, but during every other hour there’s excess … [continued]

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Waymo Launches Clever, Cute, Creative Marketing Campaign with Fortune Cookies

October 8, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, California, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, san francisco, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 03:50:07 +0000

Waymo has been expanding quite a bit in the past year, and now it’s looking to drum up a lot more business with a clever, cute, creative new marketing campaign. In San Francisco, Waymo has slipped little ads into fortune cookies at dozens of Chinese restaurants. Only in San Francisco … [continued]

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Why Does California’s Newest Plastic Bag Ban Make A Difference?

October 7, 2024 admin California, Fossil Fuels, microplastics, Oil, plastic bags, plastics, policy & politics, SCIENCE, single-use plastics, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:20:06 +0000

California has passed a new amendment that adds to its original plastic bag ban. The state banned single-use plastic bags beginning in 2016 but allowed thicker “reusable” plastic bags to be sold for a 10 cent fee. Officials there thought that the original legislative design, with a few caveats, would … [continued]

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Utility-Scale U.S. Solar Electricity Generation Skyrocketing in 2024

October 7, 2024 admin California, california solar, california solar energy, clean power, Florida, florida solar energy, market research, research, Solar energy, solar power plants, texas solar, texas solar energy, us solar, us solar energy

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 03:59:39 +0000

In August 2024, utility-scale generation of solar electricity averaged 63.1 gigawatthours between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. each day in the Lower 48 states, 36% more than for the same hours in August 2023. Additions of solar generating capacity outpaced other resources in the U.S. electric power sector in 2023, and … [continued]

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Expected California Ruling: Critical Opportunity to Improve California Grid Data. Will Regulators Seize It?

October 6, 2024 admin California, california public utilities commission (cpuc), clean power, cpuc, irec, pacific gas and electric company (pg&e), PG&E, san diego gas and electric (sdg&e), SDG&E, Solar energy, southern california edison (sce), wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:33:54 +0000

This article was originally published on July 30, 2024. It was updated on October 1 to reflect new developments in the regulatory proceeding. California is looked to as a leader in clean energy, and rightly so. It is one of the nation’s leading producers of renewable energy and has pioneered … [continued]

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California Climate & Energy Update

October 3, 2024 admin building codes, buildings, California, california air resources board, california air resources board (carb), california energy commission, california energy commission (cec), carb, clean power, clean transport, climate change, co2 emissions, consumer technology, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, nrdc, policy & politics, Solar energy

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 02:02:10 +0000

California is making strides in reducing emissions while the economy continues to grow. Check out some of the state’s recent wins! California continues to charge forward with significant climate wins: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) just released a report showing that California’s emissions continue to fall — a 20% reduction … [continued]

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River Partners’ Restoration of Floodplains Averts Disasters in California

October 1, 2024 admin California, climate change, Extreme weather, floods

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 23:40:50 +0000

Earth’s climate is changing, and we are seeing the consequences of this more often. California is just one place on Earth where residents are experiencing a range of extremes triggered by climate change. Residents of the state face wildfires and floods, and both are devastating. “Collectively, post-wildfire hydrologic hazards — … [continued]

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$44 Million for Clean Energy Planning & Deployment on Tribal Lands

October 1, 2024 admin alaska, California, clean power, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, native americans, policy & politics, Solar energy, tribal lands, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 22:22:16 +0000

$18.8 Million Awarded to Six American Indian and Alaska Native Communities to Install Cost-Saving, Clean Energy Infrastructure with an Additional $25 Million in Funding Available for Future Planning and Development Projects on Tribal Lands WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today nearly $44 million for Tribal … [continued]

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EV Charging Stations DO Benefit Local Businesses

September 29, 2024 admin California, clean transport, electric car benefits, Electric vehicles, ev benefits, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, massachusetts institute of technology (mit), mit, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 03:59:42 +0000

It has long been theorized that EV charging stations located in a business’s parking lot should help that business to earn more money. It’s not complicated, and on the surface, it just makes sense. If you attract more people to your parking lot, or if they are compelled to stay … [continued]

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California Adopts Nation’s First Deadlines for Utilities to Connect EV Chargers to the Grid

September 28, 2024 admin batteries, California, california public utilities commission, california public utilities commission (cpuc), clean transport, cpuc, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, nrdc, pacific gas and electric company, pacific gas and electric company (pg&e), PG&E, policy & politics, san diego gas & electric, SDG&E, Southern California Edison, southern california edison (sce), utilities

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:04:14 +0000

This action marks an important step in reducing delays that could undermine progress toward the state’s climate and air quality standards. But it doesn’t go far enough. The California Public Utilities Commission approved a new set of timelines to accelerate the connection of new residential buildings, commercial businesses, and electric … [continued]

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