California Energy Update 8/14

California energy panel OKs biodiesel funding Sacramento Bee The Sacramento-based California Energy Commission has approved more than $1.8 million in funding for the expansion and upgrade of a biodiesel production facility in Northern California. The funds will enable Ukiah-based Yokayo Biofuels Inc. to increase ...

Tesoro ups profit on BP deal; energy stocks drop MarketWatch ... after the refining firm said its $1.2 billion acquisition of BP PLC's refining and marketing operations in southern California will boost its earnings per share by 24% in its first two years, but the broad energy sector fell with losses by WPX ...

Fire-hit Chevron California crude unit seen shut 6 months: IIR Chicago Tribune NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sole crude distillation unit at Chevron Corp's large Richmond, California, refinery may be shut for at least four to six months after last week's fire, industry intelligence group IIR Energy said in a report that suggests the ...

Southern California appears is getting through the long heat wave without ... Los Angeles Times Southern California appears is getting through the long heat wave without energy from the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear power plant. Times reporter Abby Sewell will discuss San Onofre and the heat wave during a Google + Hangout at 2 p.m. PDT. Officials ...

California Air Chief Says Carbon Auction Won't Be Delayed Businessweek California plans to sell the first carbon allowances in November, undeterred by warnings from a federal energy commissioner that a system meant to curb emissions may harm businesses, the state air board's head said. The agency is on schedule to develop ...

California's Flex Alert: A Case Study in Intermittent Energy Canada Free Press California has long been a leader in promoting wind and other renewables to power the electricity grid. Recently, California has gone even further and in 2011, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law to force an increase in the amount of renewables utilities ...

Could California's Canals Create Clean Energy? KCET (blog) If you follow renewable energy issues even when you're not reading ReWire, you might well have seen a rather inspiring photo making its way around social media in the last couple of weeks. In the image, Indian people are admiring a canopy built over an ...

How To Convince Homeowners To Pull The Trigger On Energy Upgrades Forbes Take California as an example. The California Energy Commission (CEC) is charged with implementing AB 758, which authorizes the commission to develop a comprehensive program to reduce energy consumption in existing buildings. In December 2010 ... See all stories on this topic »

ENERGY: Gas prices soar over the weekend North County Times Ongoing refinery problems launched gas prices higher in San Diego and the Inland Empire, pushing both up 9 cents a gallon over the weekend, according to the Auto Club of Southern California. Fuel prices took off in the region starting early last week ... See all stories on this topic »

Fuel Prices Spike Following Chevron Fire Environmental Leader Related Stories. In Clean Water Act Violations, Chevron, SFO Fuel to Spend $1M at SF Airport · Chevron to Open Energy Tech Centers in Aberdeen, Perth ... The 2900-acre Richmond refinery produces 16 percent of the region's daily gasoline supply ... Will Geothermal Solve California's Energy Crisis? Energy producers and experts discuss geothermal and other renewable power sources at the National Geothermal Summit in Sacramento, Calif. www.governing.com/.../gt-will-geothermal-solve-californias-e... The New A-Team for California Clean Energy | Senator Fran Pavley The New A-Team for California Clean Energy By Nicole Lederer, E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs August 8, 2012. There's a powerful new alliance taking shape ... sd23.senate.ca.gov/.../2012-08-08-new-team-california-clean-...