Interview with Jeff Byron, by Niki Woodard | October 20, 2015 What’s on the mind of a former California Energy Commissioner? Energy, of course. More specifically, Community Choice Energy, accelerating renewable energy development, energy efficiency, and future clean tech innovations. Jeff Byron served on the California Energy Commission from 2006 to 2011, appointed by Governor … Read more
California Senator Mike McGuire recently spoke at a business breakfast hosted by The Climate Center’s Business for Clean Energy program at Labcon in Petaluma on September 17th. There were several climate and energy bills being considered by the legislature before the session ended. The biggest was SB 350 which passed after being amended at the … Read more
by Geoffrey D. Smith | September 30, 2015 The time is NOW to install solar on your rooftop. An unprecedented set of challenges to the residential solar industry is threatening our ability to generate energy from the sun in the future: 1) The Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) expiration – The ITC is scheduled to … Read more
By Chris Cone, Negawatt Market Project | September 30, 2015 When it comes to lowering greenhouse gas emissions, nothing beats energy efficiency. Compared to generating energy (including with renewables), efficiency costs less and delivers more climate protection per dollar invested. Energy efficiency is currently undergoing a paradigm shift. New developments in data sharing/analysis protocols mean … Read more
The time is NOW to install solar on your rooftop. An unprecedented set of challenges to the residential solar industry is threatening our ability to generate energy from the sun in the future: 1) The Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) expiration – The ITC is scheduled to expire at the end of 2016 – The … Read more
I am so grateful for the rain that fell yesterday, so unusual for California in September. In these last months, I feel like I’ve had front row seats to the climate disaster unfolding as fire ravages our state, unable to do anything about it. The intensity and proximity of the Valley fire in Lake County … Read more
By Bill Skoonberg (Guest blog contribution to The Climate Center) Ever wonder what you can do to address the climate crisis? The folks at The Climate Center have been working on that question since their founding in 2001. In 2005, they identified Community Choice energy as the single most powerful tool available to local governments to … Read more
by Woody Hastings | September 16, 2015 The 2015 legislative season came to a close on Friday September 11th. Several bills that the Center for Climate Protection endorsed were either extended as two-year bills that will be taken up again when the next session begins in January, were enacted with significant amendments, or were … Read more
California’s large utilities are aiming to add fees and make rooftop solar a bad deal for their customers. If you’d like to stand up and raise your voice in defense of solar energy, join the rally. Tell PG&E to stop blocking solar progress and start acting in the interest of the Californians it’s supposed to serve. Tell PG&E: “Don’t block … Read more
by Amy Jolly | September 1, 2015 ECO2school, the Center for Climate Protection’s award-winning youth leadership program for high school students, is excited to begin a partnership with the Department of Health Services for their Safe Routes to School program. Funding is through CalTrans with Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality monies. Students in Sonoma County … Read more
