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Ice Energy Reaches Big California Virtual Power Plant Milestones

October 22, 2024 admin 0 Comments California, demand response, Energy Storage, grid, ice energy, Smart Grid, southern california edison (sce), thermal energy storage, virtual power plants

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 01:13:42 +0000

Thermal energy storage company Ice Energy has a 25.6 MWh utility-scale energy storage program in the Southern California Edison (SCE) utility district. It’s been in operation for five years and is spread out across 100 customer sites. It’s part of the Southern California Virtual Power Plant (“VPP”) Thermal Storage Project. … [continued]

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Waymo Now Encouraging Mass Transit

October 21, 2024 admin 0 Comments autonomous vehicles, California, clean transport, Electric vehicles, mass transit / public transit, robotaxis, san francisco, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 03:55:23 +0000

Well, this Waymo update came as a surprise. The California-based robotaxi company is trialling something interesting through November 15. It will provide Waymo One riders with a $3 credit for future Waymo rides whenever they connect to certain transit stations in the Bay Area. Presumably, this is partly about promoting … [continued]

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Mississauga Could Get A Dozen Electric Buses For The Cost Of Five Hydrogen Ones

October 20, 2024 admin 0 Comments California, Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, mass transit, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:05:35 +0000

Recently I published a perspective on the Canadian city of Mississauga’s plan to pilot hydrogen buses for their transit system. It included global data on the high cost and low reliability of hydrogen electrolysis and refueling systems and the high cost and low reliability of hydrogen fuel cell buses. Someone … [continued]

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UC San Diego Makes Climate Change Course A Requirement For Graduation

October 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments California, climate change, education, green economy, policy & politics, uc san diego

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:40:59 +0000

College, despite what Jimmy Buffett had to say on the topic, is supposed to be a place that gives young people the information and skills they need to create successful careers. Part of that is educating them about the world they live in. Every institution of higher learning has certain … [continued]

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1st Police Cybertruck — Tesla Cybertruck DARE Truck

October 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments California, clean transport, electric police cars (evs), Electric vehicles, irvine, police electric vehicles, tesla, tesla cybertruck, tesla police cars, tesla police vehicles

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:44:16 +0000

The Tesla Cybertruck, if it is anything, is unique. It stands out, a lot. It also has aspects to it that must make it very appealing as a police vehicle. So, it’s no surprise to find out that a police department, the Irvine Police Department to be specific, has customized … [continued]

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Grid Condition Accuracy Requires Monthly Reporting & Assurances

October 16, 2024 admin 0 Comments California, california public utilities commission, california public utilities commission (cpuc), clean power, climate change, cpuc, grid, interstate renewable energy council, irec, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 14:02:58 +0000

Gwendolyn Brown, vice president of communications at the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) in San Francisco, reached out to me at CleanTechnica. She wanted me to be aware of a pending decision before the California Public Utilities Commission regarding access to accurate information about the conditions on the electric grid. … [continued]

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U.S. Hourly Electricity Demand Peaked in July with Widespread Heatwaves

October 15, 2024 admin 0 Comments caiso, California, california independent system operator (caiso), climate change, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), ercot, hurricanes, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), NOAA, us electricity

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 03:50:53 +0000

Last summer, U.S. electricity demand in the Lower 48 states was greatest at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 15, 2024, when it reached about 745 gigawatthours (GWh), based on data in our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor. In our analysis, we calculate each day’s peak according to the hour with … [continued]

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Biden-Harris Admin Announces California’s Launch of 1st Phase of Federal Home Energy Rebate Programs to Help Lower Families’ Utility Bills

October 11, 2024 admin 0 Comments California, energy efficiency, energy star, gavin newsom, hvac, inflation reduction act of 2022., investing in america, Joe Biden, john podesta, justice40 initiative, policy & politics, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 03:30:54 +0000

Eligible California Homeowners and Multifamily Building Owners Can Use the Federal Home Energy Rebate Programs to Save Energy, Save Money on Energy-Efficient Upgrades, and Lower Housing Costs Investing in America Agenda Provides Added Support to California’s Existing Energy-Efficiency Programs, Giving Residents More Opportunities to Save WASHINGTON, DC — As part of … [continued]

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EVs Are Good For The Environment And Electricity Rates

October 9, 2024 admin California, california public utilities commission (cpuc), carbon emissions, clean transport, cpuc, demand response, electric car benefits, electric cars, Electric vehicles, electricity prices, ev benefits, ev charging, research

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 06 Oct 2024 12:26:58 +0000

Can the electric grid handle all the electric vehicles (EVs) we need to address the climate crisis? Most people now accept that EVs are companions to solar and wind generation. The electricity system is built for the most demanding hour of the year, but during every other hour there’s excess … [continued]

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Waymo Launches Clever, Cute, Creative Marketing Campaign with Fortune Cookies

October 8, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, California, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, san francisco, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 03:50:07 +0000

Waymo has been expanding quite a bit in the past year, and now it’s looking to drum up a lot more business with a clever, cute, creative new marketing campaign. In San Francisco, Waymo has slipped little ads into fortune cookies at dozens of Chinese restaurants. Only in San Francisco … [continued]

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