Natural gas is leaking – sometimes deliberately – from residential gas meters up and down the state of California. That surprise is buried in state documents, a review by inewsource has found. The leaks don’t mean you’re in danger of an explosion. But tiny amounts of natural gas escaping from gas meters not only cost you money, they can be ... Read More »
Could San Diego have had battery storage instead of a large, new, fossil fuel plant? And wasn't the old Encina power station in Carlsbad supposed to close? Read More »
San Diego's electricity was the greenest of the big publicly traded utilities in the state last year – 35 percent solar and wind. But it's still majority fossil fuel. Read More »
On March 3, 2015, a San Diego Gas & Electric employee stepped on to three plywood boards covering an underground vault while he inspected gas valves in Mission Valley. Then the boards gave way. The inspector fell 7 feet before crashing into valves and piping at the bottom of the concrete vault. He broke eight ribs. The accident could have ... Read More »
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