Energy

KPBS Midday Edition

Consumer Watchdog Urges CPUC To Reject San Onofre Settlement

Alison St John

A consumer watchdog group is opposing a settlement agreement that charges ratepayers about $2 billion for the shutdown of San Onofre.
Environment

San Diego Supervisors To Lobby Against Oil Drilling Off California Coast

City News Service

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to lobby against a Trump administration proposal that would clear the way for oil drilling along U.S. coastal waters, including sites off Southern California.
Environment

Solar Deal Shines On San Diego Sierra Club

Erik Anderson

San Diego County’s Sierra Club stands to get a windfall from a local solar energy installer.
Environment

San Diego Takes Charge Of New EV Rebate Program

Erik Anderson

San Diego is testing a new approach that could make it easier to buy fully electric or hybrid cars and trucks.
Public Safety

Roundtable: San Diego's New Police Chief, San Onofre Settlement, Midway Redevelopment

Bennett Lacy

Mark Sauer

San Diego's search for a new police chief ends with the hiring of David Nisleit. Ratepayers will be getting some money back in the drawn out settlement over the shuttered San Onofre nuclear plant. And San Diego's Midway District may be poised for major redevelopment.
KPBS Midday Edition

Settlement Means Customer Bill Cut For Closed Nuclear Plant

Alison St John

The Associated Press

The Southern California utilities that oversaw a nuclear plant that was shut down has reached a $775 million settlement with attorneys representing consumers who felt they were footing too much of the bill for the closure.
Environment

Study Finds California Clean Vehicle Target Within Reach

Erik Anderson

A new report finds California is on track to have 1.5 million electric vehicles on the road in 2025.
KPBS Evening Edition

SDG&E To Unveil New Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Projects

City News Service

Erik Anderson

San Diego Gas & Electric Friday will unveil several new projects at the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal to expand the county's electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support semi-trucks and other commercial vehicles.
Environment

California Has Ample Weapons To Fight Trump On Drilling

The Associated Press

State officials, environmental groups and oil-industry analysts say California has solid regulatory and legal means to stop offshore drilling off the West Coast.
KPBS Midday Edition

Trump Moves To Vastly Expand Offshore Drilling

The Associated Press

The Trump administration on Thursday moved to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off the California coast for the first time in more than three decades.