Energy

Environment

Edison Calls On Utilities Commission To Reaffirm Financial Liability Settlement

City News Service

Southern California Edison called on utility regulators Tuesday to reaffirm a financial liability settlement regarding the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station after being unable to reach a deal with other parties on potential revisions.
Environment

San Diego Seeks Residents' Input On Climate Change Plan

City News Service

The county of San Diego announced Thursday that it is seeking input from residents on a plan to address climate change in unincorporated areas.
KPBS Midday Edition

Straw Bale Homes In San Diego Are Not Just For Three Little Pigs

Claire Trageser

Builders in San Diego County are turning to straw bales as natural and energy efficient insulation. So far there are 60 permitted straw bale buildings in the county and one in the city of San Diego.
Economy

California Mobile Home Park Gets Cutting Edge Renewable Energy System

Erik Anderson

California is funding a trial program that could bring cutting edge renewable power systems to low-income communities around the state.
Environment

Aliso Canyon Gas Storage Deemed Safe After Blowout But Challenge Looms

The Associated Press

The fight over reopening a massive gas storage facility that has been crippled since a major blowout is heading to court.
KPBS Midday Edition

7 Things To Understand About Community Choice In San Diego

Claire Trageser

An alternative energy program that would bypass San Diego Gas & Electric is possible and cost-effective, according to a study published this month. But the study is more complicated than that, and there are a variety of terms and concepts to understand that show how the authors arrived at those answers.
Environment

Governor Jerry Brown Likely To Face Decision On 100 Percent Clean Electricity

Ingrid Lobet

A key vote this week in Sacramento has moved California closer than most people could imagine to a future in which all electricity — 100 percent of it — is produced without releasing more carbon into the air.
Environment

New Study Finds Use Of Community Choice Energy Feasible

Claire Trageser

Switching to an alternative energy program called community choice will help the city of San Diego use more renewable sources of energy and could lower electricity costs, according to a study published this week.
Environment

Carlsbad To Share Cost Of Community Choice Energy Study

Alison St John

Carlsbad is the fourth North County city to agree to consider the feasibility of Community Choice Energy.
KPBS Midday Edition

Battle Over San Diego's Energy Future Will Heat Up Soon

Claire Trageser

For more than two years, the city of San Diego has been considering switching the way it buys energy, and Thursday is a big day in that decision-making process.