Renewable Energy

May 5, 2014

MidAmerican Renewables, Since Launching Two Years Ago, Has Invested $14B In Wind & Solar

Jonathan Weisgall updates readers on the promise of energy imbalance markets and MidAmerican’s role in bringing an EIM to the western United States.

April 11, 2014

Marcie Edwards: LADWP’s New GM Ready and Expected to Lead

New LADWP General Manager Marcie Edwards discusses maintaining relations with labor as well as balancing capital investments in infrastructure with state mandates on sustainability.

October 1, 2012

OC CleanTech: Bob Foster, Mark Irwin Opine on Smart Grid

Excerpts from ISO Chair and Mayor of Long Beach Bob Foster's and Southern California Edison’s Mark Irwin's remarks on energy and the smart grid at the OC CleanTech Conference in September.

November 3, 2011

LADWP’s Ron Nichols: We Need Capital Investment

Los Angeles' power and water infrastructure system is aging, and a spirit of environmental responsibility is driving the LADWP to make bold changes. Addressing these developments, however, requires significant capital investment. The current economic and political climate makes advocating for expensive investments a daunting challenge. In a recent talk, LADWP General Manager Ron Nichols explained the situation and his approach.

April 1, 2021

LA100: The Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study

To assist the City of Los Angeles in meeting its ambitious clean energy goals, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power commissioned the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to provide the city with the analysis necessary to ensure a cost-effective, emissions-reducing and reliable path to 100% renewable energy. TPR excerpts here some of the study's key findings.

July 7, 2020

Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy

Rep. Mike Levin here introduces excerpts from the congressional Climate Crisis Action Plan for TPR readers.

June 2, 2020

SoCalGas President Maryam Brown on Meeting State’s GHG Reduction Goals

Maryam Brown shares her insight into the impacts of shelter-in-place policies on commercial and residential gas consumption, as well as the company’s role and progress on decarbonizing California’s energy supply.

May 30, 2019

SoCalGas CEO Bret Lane on How Renewable Natural Gas Advances California's Climate Agenda

SoCalGas CEO Bret Lane comments on the utility's new standard for clean energy and how renewable natural gas could further California's ambitious climate goals.

September 26, 2018

Global Climate Action Summit: Innovation at the Nexus of Energy & Transportation

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, New York 'energy czar' Richard Kauffman, and others from the private sector highlight the advancements of electric vehicles and renewable energy.

November 30, 2017

Yes! A 'Golden Opportunity' for L.A.: Affordable Housing + Solar

GRID Alternatives-Los Angeles Executive Director Michael Kadish and new LADWP Commissioner Aura Vasquez are championing the effort to bring solar energy to the city's 1.6 million renters in multifamily housing.

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