this site has a good blog although they need to post more regularly. anyone listening? :)

Love this perspective - and totally agree. Less polarization and more solution building is a great approach. The grid is a complex, ancient, beast to run and manage. No one in the energy industry has an easy job.

My take on this question is that electricity costs are so high because hudge funds and VCs are profiting from and managing our IOUs. This has been the case for over a century. Just running a cost savings estimate for a solar system owner proves this, in my humble opinion. If one solar system...

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This start up based in Santa Cruz is offering a cool new electric off road option. I'll be following the company and probably getting one at some point. Volojet: A Santa Cruz Startup Revolutionizing Electric Reverse Trikes

great resource. Senator Laird did a good opinion piece in the Look Out with similar information as in the CALSSA fact sheet. The Moss Landing fire – where do we go from here?

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I'm hoping to compile a list of reputabble data set sources for policy advocacy. Here is what I have so far: US large-scale PV facilities (LBNL and USGS): uspvdb Ohm Analytics Data Platform: solar-data-platform For CA: https://www.californiadgstats.ca.gov/charts/

This is the best work around to the AB 2143 ridiculousness.

Under AB 2143, as of 1-1-2024, any businesses who want to put a solar system on their roof in CA is considered a "public works" project. This means that even a small ma & pa company is considered the "awarding body" under state law, like a public agency, and has to register their solar project...

Check out the energypost.eu newsletter. I like their focus on distributed energy and the content seems well researched.

Surprising as it sounds, I sometimes think the best way for customers to understand how solar works on an electric bill is by contacting calling the utility company. Lots of solar companies and NGOs offer video tutorials on how to read solar credits on an electric bill - but, I think it's...

I think predicting out to 2050 is a laudable idea, but entering the realm of tea leaf reading. Too many variables are involved for anyone to accurately predict out to 2050. I don't think anyone can possibly model all of the potential shifts in regulations and policies, administration changes...

Most solar contractor's use a tool called a Sun Eye to evaluate the amount of energy that solar panels will produce on a particular roof or the ground. Since Sun Eye's and solar panel energy efficiency software can be rather pricey, you might want to get a few quotes from reputable solar...

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