Part 2 starts with the May 20th Board of Supervisors meeting (video here , our MCR report here) .  For me that meeting raised more questions than it gave answers. Many residents voiced their concerns about PG&E’s desire to re-open their side of Moss Landing (still on hold after a failed attempt) in context of the insufficiency of communications and response as well the adverse health effects caused by the BESS300 fire. As Erin Brockovich said, ” Accidents happen first and the

This part of the Moss Landing fire story has more questions than answers.  There still is no toxicology report.  But now we do have this cool website  that provides the latest on the monitoring data available. In response to the January 16th fire a Unified Command following a well defined emergency response plan sprang into action!  Or did it?  Once the fire was out, who is responsible for the numerous health issues complaints by the community? Here’s what was reported in the

Let’s take a closer look at Lithium Ion batteries and why Moss Landing has scared people. Basic battery operation from the Department of...

We’re taking a break from our six part series to give an update on the Moss Landing fire recovery.  Moss Landing is right up the road...

In Parts 1-3 we’ve made the case that Solar plus Battery Storage is still a solid investment -  if you can afford it. Once you have...

There are various state and local programs to assist in financing, installation, billing discounts, it depends on where you live.  And do...

In part 1 we covered NEM 3, its effects and history. While I was writing this series the SF Chronicle published this very approachable...

I was fascinated by Mehrnaz’s report  on the SunWorks bankruptcy and the implosion of California’s Solar installation industry and how it...

2024 hasn’t been a good year for US Solar Installers. Sunworks Inc., along with three of its subsidiaries, terminated their operation and...

Coal usage is declining for electricity in the Western US.

Where do we start? What would you do if you wanted to help build a better future for America?  That is what we asked ourselves at Mission...