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Tag: solar

Posted inMy Turn

To prevent blackouts, California needs more clean energy – and a bigger, better run grid

by Guest Commentary September 4, 2020September 2, 2020
California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inDan Walters

We have a power supply problem

by Dan Walters August 30, 2020August 30, 2020
Posted inMy Turn

California’s blackout déjà vu – and the need for more generation and sufficient storage

by Guest Commentary August 24, 2020August 21, 2020
Posted inMy Turn

‘Mad Max’ in California? Energy crisis is avoidable

by Guest Commentary August 21, 2020August 19, 2020
Electric Pylons in the foothills of San Gabriel mountains. Image via iStock
Posted inEnvironment

Answers to 7 burning questions about California’s rolling blackouts

by Julie Cart August 19, 2020August 19, 2020
A rare lightning storm crackles over Mitchell's Cove in Santa Cruz around 3 a.m. August 16, 2020. The severe storm system rolled through the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas early Sunday, packing a combination of dry lightning and high winds that triggered wildfires throughout the region. The National Weather Service on Sunday extended a red flag fire warning for the entire Bay Area until 11 a.m. Monday morning. Photo by Shmuel Thaler, The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP
Posted inWhatMatters

The weekend: blackouts, lightning, fire tornado — and first shutoffs in 20 years

by Emily Hoeven August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
electrical grid
Posted inMy Turn

California’s looming wildfire threat requires a cleaner, more resilient electrical grid

by Guest Commentary July 19, 2020July 10, 2020
Posted inEnvironment

Regulators loosen California’s groundbreaking rule to require residential rooftop solar

by Carlyn Kranking February 20, 2020February 21, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Graduation rates improve, a dicey Sanders endorsement, new evidence of growing divide

by Judy Lin December 13, 2019December 13, 2019
Posted inWhatMatters

Spending California’s surplus, how lobbying affected one consumer protection bill, and what came of Schwarzenegger’s Million Solar Roof goal

by Dan Morain and Judy Lin December 10, 2019December 10, 2019

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