Archives for December 2015
Letter Agreement 15-54: Temporary Shifts to Prepare for 2016 Winter Storm Season
New Meeting Location & Time for Stockton Clerical Unit #2509
Unit #2509, Stockton Clerical, has a new unit meeting location and time. Beginning January 2016, the unit will be meeting at Cabana Mexican Grill, 4340 S 99 Frontage Rd., Stockton CA 95215. The meetings will now begin at 4:45pm. The meeting dates will remain on the first Wednesday of the month, with the exception of January, when the meeting will… [Read More]
Letter Agreement 15-51: Update to Apprentice Transmission Mechanic Training Program
Letter Agreement 15-50: Update to Apprentice Gas Control Tech Training Program
After Paris, utilities look to deeper decarbonization
The Clean Power Plan, finalized this August by the Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), puts the nation on a path to reduce carbon emissions from the power sector 32% nationwide by 2030. But in the aftermath of the Paris climate talks, utilities are recognizing they will likely need to go further to reduce carbon emissions… [Read More]
New Meeting Location for Carson City Unit #3312
Unit #3312, Carson City, has changed its meeting location. Beginning in January of 2016, the unit will be meeting at Westside Pour House, 110 W. Telegraph, Carson City, NV. The meetings will continue to be held on the third Thursday of every other month at 4:00pm. –Pat Waite, IBEW 1245 Business Rep
Ivanpah Solar Project Faces Risk of Default on PG&E Contracts
Energy production has picked up at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert, but not enough to allow the plant’s owners — who include Google and Oakland-based BrightSource Energy — to avoid the risk of defaulting on their contracts to deliver electricity to Pacific Gas & Electric. Majority owner and plant manager NRG… [Read More]
Yerington Retirees Support Holiday Meal for the Less Fortunate
Members of the Yerington Retirees Club presented their annual Holiday donation of $250 to the Yerington Vineyard Fellowship, to support the annual holiday dinner for the less fortunate in Yerington. The community organization serves a full dinner to around 500 people and gifts for children as well. Pictured from left: IBEW Local 1245 retirees TBird and… [Read More]
Power Struggle: Will Local-Energy Groups Come Clean?
Thirteen years have passed since the California State legislature made it possible for entities like Marin Clean Energy to come into being, when Assembly Bill 117 established what’s known as Community Choice Aggregation. The new law made starting up easier for community power groups by guaranteeing them an initial customer base: No longer would they… [Read More]