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The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors on Tuesday, April 1, approved the first-quarter amendment to the 2025-2026 biennial budget, significantly increasing the Energy Department’s capital spending from the original allocation of $813 million in 2025 to approximately $970 million. -
Customers will receive an energy credit on their April bills, thanks to the California Climate Credit administered by the California Public Utilities Commission, it was announced Monday. -
A new conservancy will oversee work to improve vegetation, water quality and natural habitat in the Salton Sea. Will nearly half a billion dollars in projects be enough? -
Following an undergrounding of an overhead power line Friday, a project to rid the Rolando neighborhood of electrical poles is complete. -
California’s new Low Carbon Fuel Standard has been stalled because it lacks ”clarity.” The new standard, which offers incentives for cleaner fuels, is highly controversial because it would raise gas prices. -
About a quarter — 25.3% — of all new cars registered in California in 2024 were electric cars, compared with 25% in 2023. The flat sales follow several years of rapid growth, and sales are still far below the state’s 35% target. -
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County resumed increasing Tuesday, rising 1.7 cents to $4.57, one day after a six-day streak of increases totaling 3 cents ended when it dropped one-tenth of a cent. -
Social and environmental groups sued last year saying the $1.8 billion Hell’s Kitchen project could cause water and air problems not disclosed in its environmental impact report. A judge disagreed. -
Lithium has become a crucial commodity in the global transition toward green energy. With most of it mined and refined abroad, companies are racing to tap into a vast reserve buried deep under the Salton Sea. -
The clean energy source we’ve been pursuing for decades is advancing with 200,000 “plasma shots” at General Atomics in San Diego, and the creation of an international fusion facility in France.
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