California Energy Update 8/21

Renewing the drive for energy Lompoc Record One wonders what California's current governor, Jerry Brown, in his second act on that stage, is thinking about these days. New regulatory rules following the oil manipulation of 2000 have closed that loophole, at least partially, but the heat waves ...

Gasoline prices rise, setting California and US records Los Angeles Times California's gasoline prices may have peaked after the refinery fire at Chevron Corp.'s Richmond facility, but they still rose enough over the last week to reach their highest level ever for the third week of August, the Energy Department said Monday.

Fast Lane for California Wind Energy -- But for How Long? KQED (blog) Last year brought a fresh breeze for wind energy, and projections indicate that 2012 will be even better. But over the next two years, a variety of forces could conspire to hamper wind energy development across the United States, despite a significant ...

Southern California Edison Announces Intent to Downsize Staffing at San Onofre ... Equities.com As one of the nation's largest electric utilities, Southern California Edison (SCE) and the management of its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) are committed to top performance and providing safe, efficient and affordable energy to nearly 4 ...

Is California Policy Squelching Western Geothermal? KCET (blog) As we've reported here before, California's stated renewable energy policy is to avoid importing renewable power from neighboring states. California's governor's office has put itself on record as favoring building in-state generating capacity, and ...

It Looks Like California Passed the Solar Gigawatt Mark Today KCET (blog) Statewide demand this afternoon is running at about 41600 megawatts, so this solar milestone accounts for about 2.4% of total grid energy being used in California. More. Become an Expert: Watts and Watt-Hours, Kilo and Mega Explained: Understanding PV ...

Work under way on O.C.'s house of the future OCRegister The project is important, backers said, because it's pioneering techniques to help builders meet the California Energy Commission's goal of building "net-zero" homes by 2020. When the home is completed, it will be on display at the Great Park through ...

Fisker Issues Second Recall of Electric Car ABC News In a statement, Fisker spokesman Roger Ormisher said that Fisker engineers and an independent fire expert had "identified the root cause" of a fire that swept through a Karma parked outside a Woodside, California grocery store on August 10. ... In 2010 ...

Residents concern over proposed biomass plant in California BioEnergy News Questions are being raised by the residents of Truckee, California about potential health implications over a proposed new renewable energy project. A meeting between residents and Brett Storey, project manager of biomass programmes at Placer County, ... See all stories on this topic »

The Hidden Flaw of 'Energy Efficiency' Wall Street Journal A World Bank engineering study claimed that the new refrigerators would consume nearly 30% less energy. But the actual savings estimated by researchers at the University of California Energy Institute was only 7%, because buyers chose larger capacities .. California leads in clean energy projects, jobs - SGVTribune.com Clean energy projects were announced in 30 states during the second quarter, and California led the pack with 16 new projects that created an estimated 2271 ... www.sgvtribune.com/.../california-leads-clean-energy-projects...