Rooftop solar is expensive Electric cars are cheaper than gas cars Buying new energy saving appliances saves money Utility companies are...

You just invested in a brand new EV charged by your rooftop solar and battery. Then, a year later, your utility adds a $50/month fixed...

Hold onto your seats because this is going to be the most exciting Energy Show I’ve ever done. This week we are talking about … DRUMROLL...

Almost everyone in California is aware of the Public Safety Power Shutoff Program — when the utility turns off power to customers in...

PG&E, our local utility in Silicon Valley, caused a number of wildfires -- including the recent Camp fire that destroyed the town of...

Studies show that electrifying our transportation and building sectors are the fastest ways to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These...

California was the first state to set aggressive goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Senate bill 32, AKA Cap and Trade, will reduce...

California utility companies recently announced their Public Safety Power Shutoff programs across the state. Bloomberg News said...

There is a new electricity provider serving customers in the city of San Jose: San Jose Clean Energy (SJCE). Technically they are not a...

Our electric grid is one of the most complicated systems that has ever been built. We have confidence that our electrical system is...

PG&E’s bankruptcy will have a dramatic effect on all electricity users in northern California — as well as utility investors, California...

One of my favorite Hemingway books is “The Sun Also Rises.” It’s about Spain, bull fighting and a group of lost generation friends in...

We have all seen those big power plants outside cities that provide power — historically from coal, oil and nuclear and now more...

We take it for granted that you can install solar on your home or business anytime, just as you can make any other energy saving...

The electric utility industry is undergoing rapid change. There used to be two types of utilities: investor owned utilities (IOUs, such...

Electric utilities got their start in the U.S. in the 1880s. Thomas Edison began transmitting DC power as he literally illuminated the...

For over a hundred years our civilization has been getting electricity from centralized generation. This utility business model relies on...

Rooftop solar is expensive Electric cars are cheaper than gas cars Buying new energy saving appliances saves money Utility companies are...

Over the past few months we’ve experienced a solar eclipse, several devastating hurricanes, another under-construction nuclear plant...

Our local electric grid is not up to the 21st century demands of EVs, more air conditioning requirements, heat pumps instead of natural...