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 Stories About: energy efficiency AND renewable energy AND energy AND California
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California dreamin'
Energy efficiency, part 3 |
Joseph Romm |
28 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This series is based in part on this Salon article: 'Why we never need to build another polluting power plant.' Energy efficiency is by far the biggest low-carbon resource available, and it is as limitless as wind, PV, and solar baseload. It is also the cheapest power you can buy, by far. California has cut annual peak demand by 12 GW -- and total demand by about 40,000 GWh -- over the past three decades. The cost of efficiency programs has averaged 2-3 cents per ... |
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| Topics: California, electricity, energy, energy efficiency, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Californication
California plans to cut 169 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent by 2020 |
Joseph Romm |
26 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| How do you return greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 while promoting jobs, competitiveness, and public health? Conservatives in the U.S. Senate think it can't be done. California knows it can. The Air Resources Board has just published their 'Scoping Plan.' How do they cut 169 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent by 2020? Efficiency, efficiency, renewables, renewables, and even some conservation: Given that the single biggest source of Califo ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, energy efficiency, greenhouse-gas emissions, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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How can California become more energy efficient?
California looks for yet more clean energy |
Joseph Romm |
17 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The following essay is by Earl Killian, guest blogger at Climate Progress. ----- The California Energy Commission (CEC) has released its biennial integrated energy policy report (PDF). The 301-page report looks at various issues confronting California and makes recommendations on how to address them. The issues include: Rising population leading to greater demand for energy (natural gas, petroleum, and electric power). Rising natural gas demand while pr ... |
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| Topics: energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy, California (all these topics) |
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