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North County Times - The postponement until November of a final decision on the controversial Sunrise Powerlink is a "bombshell" and a major setback for SDG&E's project, says Michael Shames, executive director of the Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN). READ MORE
The Senate Republicans have managed to defeat the renewal of the critical solar energy credits six times now. More.
Earlier this week the president of SEIA (The Solar Energy Industries Association) Rhone Resch released a statement about his disappointment "that the Senate has once again failed to reach a bipartisan consensus that would allow this important legislation to move forward." More.
In six months the investment tax credits, meant to stimulate investment in solar energy, and the production tax credit, meant to encourage investment in wind energy, are set to expire unless congress makes them a priority and renews them. More.
UCAN has filed a brief regarding the Sunrise Powerlink matter titled, "Reply Brief of Utility Consumers' Action Network" To read the brief, click here.
UCAN has filed a motion requesting the commission take official notice of a June 10th Regulatory filing by SDG&E at the California Energy Commission regarding the Sunrise Powerlink matter titled, "." To read the motion, click here.
I don't own a Plasma TV or a Playstation 3, but I sure can tell you the cost to operate one. Read more.
UCAN has filed a brief regarding the Sunrise Powerlink matter titled, "Phase II Opening Brief of Utility Consumers' Action Network." To read the entire brief, click here.
The San Diego Reader, According to Bill Powers, electricity-provision expert, and others who have been watching the situation unfold, Sempra would like to send its liquefied-natural-gas-fueled power along the Sunrise Powerlink to Los Angeles. "San Diego's power needs," says Powers, "are a sideshow." Full story.
An interesting article appeared in the Business Day section of Thursday's New York Times highlighting liquefied natural gas, LNG, and longstanding assumptions that are now being questioned by experts. Read more.
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Visit our page dedicated to the Sunrise Powerlink Transmission Project. You will find news, data, legal hearings and testimony, open-letters from UCAN's executive director, and just about everything else you might want to know regarding this important proposal. Or, listen to Michael Shames explain UCAN's opposition to Sunrise in this UCAN.org podcast.
Miracles don't happen often enough in our world. But when Michael starts growing his own fish and food in his garage, then you know that there's some divine intervention because Michael doesn't fish and he's got a brown thumb that makes all leafy things tremble. So how did Advocate Michael become Farmer Michael? One word: AQUAPONICS.
December 8th, 2006 was not a good day for San Diego. On that day, San Diego Gas & Electric asked state regulators for permission to raise base rates for electricity and natural gas customers by some $250 million annually for the years 2008 through 2013. You don't need a calculator to realize that adds up to a chilly $1.5 BILLION over those six years. Listen to Michael Shames explain UCAN's position on SDG&E's rate request.
From SDG&E to SBC, get the real story on undergrounding in San Diego inside this issue center.
In a filing with the Public Utilities Commission, SDG&E has asked for approval to deploy "real-time" advanced meters to all of SDG&E's small business and residential customers. Find out why the SDG&E AMI proposal needed to be substantially revised.
Watch Part 3 of Debra Reed's testimony as the Sempra Utilities CEO shares her sense of entitlement with the world while responding to questions from UCAN Executive Director Michael Shames.
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