Glass Fire: New evacuation order issued for area just west of Calistoga
A new evacuation order has been issued for some residents living just to the west of Calistoga, Tuesday night. According to Cal Fire, the order...
As California wildfires rage, the harvest goes on
A week after the Walbridge Fire started in Northern California in mid-August, I met Ezekiel “Zeke” Guzman at 11 p.m. in a deserted McDonald’s parking...
‘Is This Real Life?’ A Wall of Fire Robs a Russian River Town of its Nonchalance
Days before the raging wildfire threatening to destroy western Sonoma County started, the big worry among Guerneville residents was that our little town might just...
CALIFORNIA CITIES EMBRACE ‘COMMUNITY-CHOICE ELECTRICITY’
Officials in Irvine, California are inviting four other Orange County municipalities to join their city in a comprehensive government-run electric power management scheme known as...
Pg&E Plan To Limit Blackouts Clashes With Clean Energy Groups
An effort by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to limit the reach of its planned fire-prevention blackouts this year is drawing resistance from some clean-energy...
Petaluma signs solar deal
Petaluma entered into the city’s first solar power purchase agreement, ending a nine-month effort to reach a deal that will add solar panels to four...
Another California School District Eyes Microgrid in Response to Wildfire Shutoffs
Responding to wildfire-related power outages, a California school district has hired CleanSpark to study the feasibility of building a microgrid.
Marin Sanitary looks to turn trash into power as business changes rapidly
The waste business isn’t what it used to be. If you ask Marin Sanitary Service President and CEO Patty Garbarino however, that’s not necessarily a...