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KPBS News has reported that UCAN's executive director and other prominent consumer advocates are questioning SDG&E's latest rate ... and for a very good reason: SDG&E has a history of committing perjury. FULL STORY.
As a part of SDG&E's attempt to make the Sunrise PowerLink appear to be a fait accomplis, the utility is frightening landowners with eminent domain if they are in the Sunrise PowerLink's path. If you read the article in Sunday's Union-Tribune, it seems as though getting approval of the controversial power line is a mere formality. Not true. Get the facts and your Eminent Domain Survival Guide HERE.
In 2011, smart meters will be fully deployed to SDG&E's million+ customers. The rest of the country is following suit with mass deployments of smart meters and creations of Smart Grids, microgrids, and other forms of "intelligent" two-way electric distribution systems. What does all of this mean for consumers? And how will consumers fare in this new energy service world? The California PUC put those questions to stakeholders in its effort to fashion utility Smart Grid deployment plans. Here's UCAN's take.
Say what? SDG&E hasn't even built the Sunrise Powerlink and it's already selling it off? Well, not quite. But insider players are trying to capitalize on this enormous capital project. This is required reading for those who want to learn the ugly skinny on the financial machinations within the Sunrise debacle.
Solar Energy. Free energy from the sun is arguably San Diego's best source for power because photo-voltaic solar panels put energy back into the grid at precisely the moment when we need it the most - on scorching hot summer days. Now, a new law will give homeowners and small businesses an incentive for helping San Diego become energy independent. Full Story.
Solar Energy. Free energy from the sun is arguably San Diego's best source for power because photo-voltaic solar panels put energy back into the grid at precisely the moment when we need it the most - on scorching hot summer days. Now, a new law will give homeowners and small businesses an incentive for helping San Diego become energy independent. Full Story.
Smart meters are in the news. Are they really smart? Are we being dumb in accepting the political/industrial mantra that smart meters are a panacea for many of our nation's energy ills? Of course, the issue is complex and the truth elusive. But smart meters represent a very potent tool -- one that can be used powerfully for good or illicitly for evil. For a UCAN-ish take on the smart meter debate, click here. And then let us know what you think.
The Reader's Don Bauder explains how individuals who install photo-voltaic solar panels to generate pollution free energy are getting financially ravished by SDG&E under current law. Furtunately, all that could end under
The Reader's Don Bauder explains how individuals who install photo-voltaic solar panels to generate pollution free energy are getting financially ravished by SDG&E under current law. Furtunately, all that could end under
The Reader's Don Bauder explains how individuals who install photo-voltaic solar panels to generate pollution free energy are getting financially ravished by SDG&E under current law. Furtunately, all that could end under
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