The U.S. wind industry — launched in California in the ‘80s under the leadership of former governor Jerry Brown — has become a major player in global markets with traditional onshore power generation applications, leading the world in terms of … Continue reading →

Victor Calvo is a former elected official from Mountain View, who served in the Legislature from 1975-1981, and on the State Public Utilities Commission from 1982-87. I was lucky enough to work for him for five years, as an Assembly … Continue reading →

By CASSANDRA SWEET (Wall Street Journal) The U.S. on Tuesday approved construction of two solar-power facilities that will be built on federal public land in California. The two projects, proposed by units of Chevron Corp. and Irish renewable-energy developer NTR … Continue reading →

California law requires this state’s investor owned utilities (IOUs) to file long term procurement plans (LTPPs) for their procurement of electricity over a ten-year forward-looking planning horizon. The central purpose of these plans is to ensure that the utility will … Continue reading →

Surveys show the owl’s population has dropped from about 5,600 pairs in the early 1990s to 3,557 pairs in 2008. The agricultural area had been considered a stronghold for the species. By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times An alarming decline … Continue reading →