The U.S. power grid is vulnerable to terrorist attacks, and the growing use of rooftop solar panels will provide protection against lengthy blackouts, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said.
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Surfers and Environmentalists Peeved Over Malibu Lagoon Will Crash Ribbon-Cutting
May 1, 2013 at 7:00 am
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Read L.A. Weekly’s “The Battle for Malibu Lagoon.”
Beware state politicians and UCLA professor Mark Gold, surfers and environmentalists are planning to crash your ribbon cutting ceremony at th…
Solar power expansion urged in Los Angeles
April 30, 2013 at 8:25 pm
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A number of environmental groups joined forces on Tuesday in a call for the city of Los Angeles to increase the amount of rooftop solar installations in the city, aiming for 20 percent of all energy by the year 2020.
Nevada Geothermal Energy Will Help Power LA
April 30, 2013 at 11:00 am
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For the first time, geothermal energy produced in Nevada will come to California.
This renewable energy first is slated to occur before the end of the year, when Ormat Technologies fires up its Wild Rose geothermal power plant in Mineral County, Nevada. The company announced this week that the energy produced at Wild Rose – expected to average about 16 megawatts – would be sold to Southern California Public Power Authority under a 20-year agreement.
image via Wikimedia Commons/Aaron Logan
Here’s an interesting thing about this agreement: We actually know the price. “Ormat will sell the power to SCPPA at $99 per megawatt hour with no annual escalation,” Ormat said.
That’s a competitive price compared to other new generation sources and 10 or 15 years from now it could very well be a bargain. The Nevada geothermal will also help the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) – which is buying the energy, with Burbank Water and Power, from SCPPA – to chip away at its reliance on coal. LADWP has vowed to be coal-free by 2025.
“Given the location of the Wild Rose geothermal plant and the way it will interconnect with the transmission system, the power could ultimately serve as a replacement for coal power LADWP receives from the Intermountain Power Plant in Utah,” Aram Benyamin, senior assistant general manager-power at LADWP, said in a statement. “So when you think about strategy, this could really open up the northern Nevada geothermal area and help us achieve our goal to stop using coal by 2025 and allow better integration of renewable resources in our portfolio.”
Benhaymin was referring to a new transmission line being built by NV Energy that will make the Western grid more flexible for renewables.
“Electricity from Wild Rose geothermal power plant will be transmitted to LADWP and BWP through NV Energy’s transmission system,” Ormat said. “NV Energy’s system includes the new 500 kV One Nevada Transmission Line that will connect service areas in both northern and southern Nevada. The line is expected to be operational by the end of this year.”
geothermal energy produced in Nevada will come to California.
This renewable energy first is slated to occur before the end of the year, when Ormat Technologies fires up its Wild Rose geothermal power plant in Mineral County, Nevada. The company announced this week that the energy produced at Wild Rose – expected to average about 16 megawatts – would be sold to Southern California Public Power Authority under a 20-year agreement.
image via Wikimedia Commons/Aaron Logan
Here’s an interesting thing about this agreement: We actually know the price. “Ormat will sell the power to SCPPA at $99 per megawatt hour with no annual escalation,” Ormat said.
That’s a competitive price compared to other new generation sources and 10 or 15 years from now it could very well be a bargain. The Nevada geothermal will also help the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) – which is buying the energy, with Burbank Water and Power, from SCPPA – to chip away at its reliance on coal. LADWP has vowed to be coal-free by 2025.
“Given the location of the Wild Rose geothermal plant and the way it will interconnect with the transmission system, the power could ultimately serve as a replacement for coal power LADWP receives from the Intermountain Power Plant in Utah,” Aram Benyamin, senior assistant general manager-power at LADWP, said in a statement. “So when you think about strategy, this could really open up the northern Nevada geothermal area and help us achieve our goal to stop using coal by 2025 and allow better integration of renewable resources in our portfolio.”
Benhaymin was referring to a new transmission line being built by NV Energy that will make the Western grid more flexible for renewables.
“Electricity from Wild Rose geothermal power plant will be transmitted to LADWP and BWP through NV Energy’s transmission system,” Ormat said. “NV Energy’s system includes the new 500 kV One Nevada Transmission Line that will connect service areas in both northern and southern Nevada. The line is expected to be operational by the end of this year.”
For the first time, geothermal energy produced in Nevada will come to California.
This renewable energy first is slated to occur before the end of the year, when Ormat Technologies fires up its Wild Rose geothermal power plant in Mineral County, Nevada. The company announced this week that the energy produced at Wild Rose – expected to average about 16 megawatts – would be sold to Southern California Public Power Authority under a 20-year agreement.
image via Wikimedia Commons/Aaron Logan
Here’s an interesting thing about this agreement: We actually know the price. “Ormat will sell the power to SCPPA at $99 per megawatt hour with no annual escalation,” Ormat said.
That’s a competitive price compared to other new generation sources and 10 or 15 years from now it could very well be a bargain. The Nevada geothermal will also help the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) – which is buying the energy, with Burbank Water and Power, from SCPPA – to chip away at its reliance on coal. LADWP has vowed to be coal-free by 2025.
“Given the location of the Wild Rose geothermal plant and the way it will interconnect with the transmission system, the power could ultimately serve as a replacement for coal power LADWP receives from the Intermountain Power Plant in Utah,” Aram Benyamin, senior assistant general manager-power at LADWP, said in a statement. “So when you think about strategy, this could really open up the northern Nevada geothermal area and help us achieve our goal to stop using coal by 2025 and allow better integration of renewable resources in our portfolio.”
Benhaymin was referring to a new transmission line being built by NV Energy that will make the Western grid more flexible for renewables.
“Electricity from Wild Rose geothermal power plant will be transmitted to LADWP and BWP through NV Energy’s transmission system,” Ormat said. “NV Energy’s system includes the new 500 kV One Nevada Transmission Line that will connect service areas in both northern and southern Nevada. The line is expected to be operational by the end of this year.”
Santa Monica Wants Solar Panels on New Developments
April 26, 2013 at 10:30 pm
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[Image via Santa Monica Patch]
[Image via Santa Monica Patch]Santa Monica is getting very serious about solar power–after a city council vote this week, staffers have been asked to include a request that new developments build as many rooftop panels as possible in all future development agreements. Councilmember Ted Winterer proposed the idea, saying “there are a lot of development agreements in front of us and this is our chance to gain the maximum amount of PV possible out of those agreements,” according to the Santa Monica Mirror. Mayor Pam O’Connor worried that the city might be going overboard with its requests to developers, but Winterer countered that he’d learned at a recent workshop that investing in green features like solar panels can provide a healthy return (knowledge is power, people!). The council agreed that the request would be flexible and not mandate a certain number of panels or amount of electricity to be generated. Here’s hoping June Gloom doesn’t throw Santa Monica’s climate change-averting efforts into chaos.
· Santa Monica City Council Wants Future Developments To Be More Solar Friendly [SMM]
[Image via Santa Monica Patch]
Santa Monica is getting very serious about solar power–after a city council vote this week, staffers have been asked to include a request that new developments build as many rooftop panels as possible in all future development agreements. Councilmember Ted Winterer proposed the idea, saying “there are a lot of development agreements in front of us and this is our chance to gain the maximum amount of PV possible out of those agreements,” according to the Santa Monica Mirror. Mayor Pam O’Connor worried that the city might be going overboard with its requests to developers, but Winterer countered that he’d learned at a recent workshop that investing in green features like solar panels can provide a healthy return (knowledge is power, people!). The council agreed that the request would be flexible and not mandate a certain number of panels or amount of electricity to be generated. Here’s hoping June Gloom doesn’t throw Santa Monica’s climate change-averting efforts into chaos.
· Santa Monica City Council Wants Future Developments To Be More Solar Friendly [SMM]
[Image via Santa Monica Patch]Santa Monica is getting very serious about solar power–after a city council vote this week, staffers have been asked to include a request that new developments build as many rooftop panels as possible in all future development agreements. Councilmember Ted Winterer proposed the idea, saying “there are a lot of development agreements in front of us and this is our chance to gain the maximum amount of PV possible out of those agreements,” according to the Santa Monica Mirror. Mayor Pam O’Connor worried that the city might be going overboard with its requests to developers, but Winterer countered that he’d learned at a recent workshop that investing in green features like solar panels can provide a healthy return (knowledge is power, people!). The council agreed that the request would be flexible and not mandate a certain number of panels or amount of electricity to be generated. Here’s hoping June Gloom doesn’t throw Santa Monica’s climate change-averting efforts into chaos.
· Santa Monica City Council Wants Future Developments To Be More Solar Friendly [SMM]
