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
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California to Get Two Solar Plants on U.S. Public Land
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
Planning for Renewables in Long-Term Power Procurement Process (LTPP)
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
Decline of burrowing owl in Imperial Valley prompts calls for inquiry
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
California OKs tougher renewables target
By Sarah McBride LOS ANGELES | Thu Sep 23, 2010 (Reuters) – California regulators voted on Thursday to boost the state’s renewable energy target to 33 percent by 2020, which could provide a big boost to the alternative-energy industry in … Continue reading