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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

California Energy Update 9/11


More companies charged with manipulating California energy market
World Socialist Web Site
Coming on the heels of accusations that JPMorgan was gaming the California energy market, the California Independent Systems Operator (ISO) has accused additional companies of manipulating the state's electricity market. One company is accused of ...
EPA Maps Thousands of California Renewable Energy Sites
KCET (blog)
Renewable energy enthusiasts concerned about damage to habitat from renewable energy development have been saying for a few years that there's plenty of disturbed and damaged land on which we could be building our solar and wind facilities instead.
Where's the Clean Energy Stimulus? Q2 a Record Quarter for US Solar Market
CleanTechnica
More than eight states installed 10 MW of solar power or more in the second three months of 2012: California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Mexico, and New Jersey. There is now more than 5,700 MW of installed solar power ...
$1.2 Billion US Loan Guarantee To French Oil Corp. For CA Bankrupt Solar ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
... Alex Alexiev explains how the US Government, supported by San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, pushed for approval of a $1.2 billion US loan guarantee to a huge French oil corporation to build a solar energy plant in San Luis Obispo ...
Guest Post: California Transmission Policies Limit Renewable Energy Choices
Greentech Media
Despite their potential benefits, the current process used by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) prevents interstate HVDC projects from competing on a level playing field with other energy options available to California. Ideally, an ...
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Wind energy could power the world — someday
FuelFix (blog)
But other experts say that's way too pie-in-the-sky because the studies aren't grounded in the economic realities of energy. The two studies look only at physics not finances. The studies by two different California science teams calculate that the ...

California Aerospace Museum uses solar for power and education
Clean Energy Authority
aerospace museum solar The new solar photovoltaic installation at the Aerospace Museum of California in McClellan provides all the power the facility needs. Pacific Power installed the Motech Americas panels and the 756 roof-mounted solar panels ...
DutchyTrade Secures New Distribution for Cannabis Energy Drink
BevNET.com
Irvine, CA (PRWEB) September 09, 2012 — DutchyTrade Inc, USA importers of Cannabis Energy Drink a Hemp Beverage, announced today that they have secured distribution in Alaska, California and Wisconsin. New to the US market, Cannabis Energy ...
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The Solar Energy Industries Association reported its second-best quarter ...
ABC News
In fact, while the sunshine state, California, ranks number one as the state with highest installed capacity overall as of the second quarter of 2012, New Jersey ranks as number two. The remaining three states rounding out the Solar Energy Industries ...

EPA unveils tool for developing renewable energy sources
Central Valley Business Times
An online mapping tool that enables users to find contaminated and degraded properties in California ideal for renewable energy redevelopment is being unveiled Monday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the U.S. Department ...

EPA Unveils Calif. Mapping Tool for Developing Renewable Energy Sources

Environmental Expert (press release) -
SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, announced an online mapping tool that enables users to find contaminated and degraded properties ...

EPA Maps Thousands of California Renewable Energy Sites

KCET (blog) -
Renewable energy enthusiasts concerned about damage to habitat from renewable energy development have been saying for a few years that there's plenty of disturbed and damaged land on which we could be building our solar and wind facilities instead.

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