Clean Energy

December 29, 2014 Scott Aldrich is a local IT professional and wizard, the person who rescues us when our computer freezes, the server slows to a crawl, or QuickBooks won’t let us in. Scott began volunteering for us sometime around 2008 and has never stopped despite how hard we’ve leaned on him. He is perennially … Read more

American Geophysical Union Fall Conference in SF – Dec 15-19 Climate Science World Event: Want to understand more about the effect of black carbon emissions on ice and snow reflectivity in Asia? Or about the atmospheric waves linked to warming that can heat some earth areas while plunging other areas into frigid cold? These and … Read more

Petaluma’s City Council will consider joining Sonoma Clean Power at its regular meeting on December 15, potentially capping a remarkable bright spot in the political quest for local, renewable energy. Sonoma Clean Power (SCP), a local government agency set up to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote renewable energy development, and save customers money, has … Read more

Do you have solar on your home or considering installing it? Come learn about NetGreen, Sonoma Clean Power’s Net Energy Metering (NEM) program, by attending one of our free workshops being held throughout the County! NetGreen allows our customers to make their meter “spin backward” and offset their electrical usage by installing a generating system (e.g. solar system on your … Read more

by Barry Vesser, Deputy Director of The Climate Center Sonoma Clean Power (SCP), the county’s new not-for-profit electricity provider, has hired Nathanael Miksis as Director of Power Services and Procurement. I had a chance to interview Nathanael recently. Read on to learn about how Nathanael’s background and experience help increase SCP’s capacity. Nathanael is an … Read more

The Business of Clean Energy Symposium held on Oct 23 in Petaluma, CA, featured green tech experts from around California and across the country. The event, sponsored by the The Climate Center, revealed opportunities arising from the Community Choice utilities that are literally gaining steam in California. Government agencies from across California reviewed the striking … Read more

“The solution that has resulted in the most significant emission reductions in communities across the U.S. is switching the fuel source from fossil to renewable for electricity. “ Sonoma County needs powerful solutions to meet its bold, science-based 25% GHG emission reduction target. This target was set by resolution in 2005 by all nine Sonoma … Read more