California Energy Update 11/13

California set to auction off pollution permits CBS News The program is the most wide-ranging of its kind in the nation and a key part of California's 2006 climate-change law that dictates standards for cleaner-burning fuels, more efficient automobiles, and increased use of renewable energy. Under the plan ...http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57548820/california-set-to-auction-off-pollution-permits/

Energy Efficiency Wins Big in California Election Patch.com California's Proposition 39 did not get much attention in the months leading up to Tuesday's election, but voters handily approved the measure to increase taxes on some corporations, with $2.5 billion of the money going for projects to conserve ...http://menlopark-atherton.patch.com/articles/energy-efficiency-wins-big-in-california-election

Workshop explains rebates on upgrades that save energy Enterprise-Record CHICO -- A free energy upgrade workshop for homeowners will be hosted by PG&E 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Manzanita Place, 1705 Manzanita Ave. A homeowner and contractor will talk about how they completed an Energy Upgrade California project.http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_21985208/workshop-explains-rebates-upgrades-that-save-energy

Blue Earth Applauds Passage of California Proposition 39 That Results in $2.5 ... Equities.com HENDERSON, NV -- (Marketwire) -- 11/13/12 -- Blue Earth, Inc. (OTCQB: BBLU), a renewable energy and energy efficiency services company, announces potential benefits from passage of Proposition 39 in California. Sixty percent of voters approved the ...http://www.equities.com/news/headline-story?dt=2012-11-13&val=702001&cat=energy

California carbon market at risk amid opposition Christian Science Monitor (Read more: U.S. Energy Related Carbon Emissions Declined in 4 of Last 6 years). While the details will be hammered out in the coming weeks and months by regulators, the plan itself will see California “cap” carbon emissions in the common sense, ...http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2012/1112/California-carbon-market-at-risk-amid-opposition Cap and trade - how it works San Francisco Chronicle - Approach uses the power of the marketplace to reduce pollution, in theory doing so at the lowest possible cost. The basics. In California's system, government regulators set an annual limit - or cap - on the greenhouse gas emissions produced by the state's ... Christian Science Monitor California's Cap-and-Trade May Solve State's Budget Problems Huffington Post (blog) - ‎ By electing a supermajority of Democrats to the California Assembly and Senate, Californians may have found an easy way to free up as much as $14 billion a year for the general fund without any new tax increases. Why? Because auction money raised from ...

PureCell® System to Power California Air Quality Agency Sacramento Bee UTC Power will provide energy from the fuel cell to AQMD under an Energy Supply and Services Agreement. The project is supported by funding from California's Self-Generation Incentive program (SGIP) and the unit is expected to be installed and ...http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/12/4979443/purecell-system-to-power-california.html

On-Bill Repayment Approved By California Public Utilities Commission Environmental Defense Fund (blog) Last week the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved energy efficiency programs and budgets that include an innovative On-Bill Repayment (OBR) program. The OBR program will allow commercial property owners to finance energy ...http://blogs.edf.org/energyexchange/2012/11/12/on-bill-repayment-approved-by-california-public-utilities-commission/ Environmental Defense Fund (blog)

U.S. to become the world's biggest oil producer, but hold the applause Mother Nature Network (blog) An oil platform off California's Catalina Island is dodged by pleasure boats. (Photo: Arby Reed/Flickr). The International Energy Agency (IEA), which has a domestic counterpart in the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA), just released a bombshell: Our ...http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/energy/blogs/us-to-become-the-worlds-biggest-oil-producer-but-hold-the-applause Mother Nature Network (blog)

University of California at Berkeley's new Energy Biosciences building ... Glass on Web The University of California at Berkeley's (UC Berkeley's) newly opened Energy Biosciences Building is the most energy efficient building on campus, thanks in part to window systems from Wausau Window and Wall Systems. The 112,000-square-foot Energy ...http://www.glassonweb.com/news/index/17643/ Glass on Web

Solar Energy Powers the Military and Veterans GetSolar.com ... recently announced that they will be teaming up with California solar installers to put in photovoltaic arrays at no charge for the homes of veterans. SCV News reported that the organization plans to build 80 new homes with a solar energy ...http://www.getsolar.com/News/Solar-Energy-Facts/General/Solar-Energy-Powers-the-Military-and-Veterans-800904628    Nevada, Massachusetts, California Renewable Energy Markets ... From Yahoo! News: State energy markets poised for more growth under second Obama administration, says Ernst & Young LLP(PRWEB) November 12, 2012 ... news.yahoo.com/nevada-massachusetts-california-renewable-e...

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