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Business of Local Energy Symposium: A Must-Attend Event for Community Choice

by Andy Ferguson The second Business of Local Energy Symposium, an event that explores the emerging Community Choice Energy market in California, will be held in San Jose on March 4th. Prominent speakers from existing Community Choice Energy (CCE) programs, state energy agencies, and private industry will address an audience composed of local government representatives … Read more

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(More) Action Needed Now to Save Rooftop Solar!

by Geoffrey D. Smith, CCP   |   January 12, 2016 We all want to keep rooftop solar a viable, affordable option as a means of reducing greenhouse gases, right? To do so, we need you to raise your voice and take action because rooftop solar is under attack. Yes, again. The solar community celebrated … Read more

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(More) Action Needed Now to Save Rooftop Solar!

We all want to keep rooftop solar a viable, affordable option as a means of reducing greenhouse gases, right? To do so, we need you to raise your voice and take action because rooftop solar is under attack. Yes, again. The solar community celebrated Christmas a week early last year, when the California Public Utilities … Read more

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Don’t think about the poop

by Doron Amiran, CCP  |  Jan. 11, 2016 In 1898, New York hosted an urban planning conference, where delegates from around the world discussed the future of transportation. Although there were only 800 automobiles registered in the US at that time, the auto revolution was imminent. But these august leaders completely missed it, and spent … Read more

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The Climate Center receives Logan Foundation support to spread Community Choice in California’s Central Valley

By Woody Hastings, CCP  |  December 29, 2015 The Climate Center is proud to announce that the Reva and David Logan Foundation awarded it a grant for 2016 to spread Community Choice energy programs in California. The Logan-funded project will focus on five yet-to-be-selected Central Valley communities in California, communities that are severely impacted by … Read more

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Southeast Greenway 2016 Planning Meeting | Feb. 20, 2016

2016 is a pivotal year for the Southeast Greenway. Come find out how you can play a role in creating a vibrant Greenway in Santa Rosa and share in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for community imagining during the coming year. Event: Southeast Greenway 2016 – The Time Is Now! Where: Montgomery High School Cafeteria, 1250 Hahman Drive, … Read more

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2016 Business of Local Energy Symposium | March 4, 2016

Creating the Clean Energy Economy: Optimizing Community Choice The Climate Center is organizing its second all-day Business of Local Energy Symposium to accelerate California’s shift to a clean energy economy, driven by local government and business. The Symposium provides a forum to exchange ideas about Community Choice Energy programs and to learn about current energy policy, regulations, … Read more

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A Good Day for Rooftop Solar!

by Geoffrey Smith, The Climate Center  |  Dec. 16, 2015 On December 15, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) largely rejected the Investor Owned Utility (PG&E, SDG&E, SCE) proposals to dismantle the rules that make rooftop solar viable. The CPUC’s decision, although preliminary, will determine the fate of Net Energy Metering (NEM). NEM is the … Read more

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The Forks in the Road after the Paris Agreement

By Mike Sandler Pictured above (from left to right): Mike Sandler (co-founder of CCP), and members of the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability (FEASTA) Erik-Jan van Oosten of the Netherlands, Robert Hutchison from the UK, Caroline Whyte originally from Ireland now living in France, and Laurence Matthews from the UK. They attended the Paris climate talks … Read more