Energy
Californians May Receive $2B In Rebates From 2000-01 Energy Crisis
California electricity consumers could see up to $2 billion in new refunds from energy wholesalers that profited during the state’s energy crisis more than a dozen years ago if a federal judge’s recommendation holds up at trial, state regulators said Thursday.
Sunnyvale Green Energy Firm Fined For Underpaying Workers From Mexico
Bloom Energy Corp. has been paying 14 workers brought to the United States from Chihuahua, Mexico the equivalent of $2.66 per hour for refurbishing work performed at the company headquarters in Sunnyvale.
California Company Fitting Solar Panels To Military Homes Across Country
Thousands of military homes in southern New Mexico and West Texas will be fitted with solar panels as part of a $1 billion plan by a California company to bring solar to military installations across the country.
CBS Local Presidential Forum: Obama/Romney: Duke It Out Over Energy And Health Care
The two presidential candidates were asked a question by CBS Local about Obamacare vs. Romneycare and asked them to talk about the similarities or differences between the two plans.
CBS Local Presidential Forum Obama/Romney: Square Off Over Education and Energy
Today on the CBS Local forum, Romney and Obama were asked: What will you do to make the U.S. more energy independent?
Opinion: Gas Prices Are The Government and Obama’s Fault
Americans continually hear that the president of the United States can do nothing about gas prices. John Hofmeister says that isn’t true. The doubled gas prices could have been avoided but no one in a political position who can do anything about the prices wants to do anything.
Weakness In Electricity Trading Exposed; State Agency $73M Short
California officials say a big electricity trader has apparently figured out a way to exploit vulnerabilities in the state’s $8 billion-a-year electricity market, just as Enron Corp. did a decade ago.
Tech Report: Facebook App Tracks Energy Use
The Opower app, which is free, will connect a person’s energy utility to their Facebook account and post energy usage each month.
PG&E Launches White House-Backed Energy Saving Program
Tech leaders gathered in Santa Clara today to announce the launch of a new online tool that will give people the power to track the amount of energy they use and save money on their utility bills.
California Energy Commission Adopts New Battery Charger Standards
The California Energy Commission is adopting new efficiency rules for cell phone and other types of electronics chargers.
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