Sonnenbatterie, the battery company that recently poached Tesla’s top German team, is announcing an all-in-one residential PV and storage system for €9,999 ($10,645). Sonnenbatterie is expecting to launch the community initiative today with its 8,000-strong customer base. Schröder said this community exchange model, rather than Sonnenbatterie’s pricing, was the key part of today’s announcement because of the… [Read More]
Archives for November 2015
Local 1245 Members Join EWMC International Day of Service
The IBEW Electrical Workers Minority Caucus (EWMC) declared Nov. 21 to be its first International Day of Service, and union members from coast to coast took time out to participate in community service projects that support local military veterans. The Solano County Chapter of EWMC volunteered at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post #7244 in Vacaville…. [Read More]
Local 1245 Joins Labor Contingent at Oakland Climate March
A delegation from IBEW 1245 joined with other unions to form a united Labor contingent at the Northern California Climate Mobilization, which took place on Nov. 21 in Oakland. The event kicked off with a peaceful march around Lake Merritt, with upwards of a thousand marchers filling five city blocks. The march was followed by a… [Read More]
Local 1245 Crews Assist with Wind Storm Restoration in Washington and Idaho
More than a million residents lost power when a massive and powerful wind storm walloped the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Local news reports indicate that wind speeds reached 119 mph in parts of Washington and Idaho, and at least four people lost their lives due to falling trees and debris. The National Weather Service reported that the storm… [Read More]
Marin Clean Energy needs to follow neighbors’ lead
Marin Clean Energy claims to offer its Light Green customers 56 percent renewable electricity and Deep Green customers 100 percent for a modest premium, while Pacific Gas and Electric Co. offers just over 20 percent. How does Marin Clean Energy offer so much more clean energy? Simply by taking a shortcut. It buys large quantities… [Read More]
Utility of the future may be a ‘super integrator,’ not just the wires company
Distribution utilities will no longer think of themselves as “simply the wires company” and instead view their role as a “super integrator” once New York State’s “Reforming the Energy Vision” plan to reform the state’s power market is implemented, said Audrey Zibelman, chair of the New York Public Service Commission, on Nov. 13.
California, a climate model for the world, has work to do at home
When Gov. Jerry Brown arrives in Paris next week for a major international conference on climate change, he will showcase one of the world’s most sweeping programs to cut greenhouse gas emissions. California has perhaps the most comprehensive cap-and-trade program in the world, setting a limit and a price for pollution from factories, utilities and transportation… [Read More]
Al Sandoval Memorial Scholarship Contest Now Open
The Al Sandoval Memorial Scholarship contest for 2016 is now open. The purpose of this contest is to provide a grant in aid for scholarships to colleges and junior colleges, thereby making financial assistance toward the attainment of a higher education. The grant will be as follows: Twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) per year, up to… [Read More]
New OSHA Rule Aims to Protect Workers in Confined Spaces
At the recent National Safety Council‘s Labor Division Caucus, the subject of confined spaces was discussed in the Occupational & Environmental Health Committee. OSHA has recently enacted new standards to protect construction workers at the same level that is currently required in general industry. Why the ruling? Work in confined spaces is dangerous. Workers can… [Read More]
Nanogrids: coming to a neighborhood near you?
A new report from Navigant Research details how nanogrids are poised to grow across several parts of the globe, including North America, and in an interview with the American Public Power Association, a Navigant Research analyst noted that the United States is one of the top global markets for nanogrids. The research firm defines nanogrids as… [Read More]
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