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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 »
Recently we reported that for climate reasons, some environmental groups are starting to advocate for all-electric homes. Those are homes in which all the appliances including heaters, hot water heaters and stoves run on electricity, not natural gas. When it is burned, or particularly if it leaks out unburned, natural gas contributes to climate change. The electricity we get from ... 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 »
Imagine if someone texted you when the electrical grid was stressed from too much demand, asked you to put off doing laundry for an hour, and paid you for it. Read More »
A long planned gas-fired power station in Carlsbad that squeaked through approval largely because it was the only source that could be up and running by the end of 2017 will not be complete by that date after all. Read More »
A controversial power plant deal cut by SDG&E after the California power crisis could be re-examined thanks to a new lawsuit from losing bidder Enpex. Read More »
San Diego Gas & Electric provides power to millions of customers throughout Southern California. It's also powering up some local coffers. Read More »
Find out the inside story on how San Diego got its two larges sources of gas-fired electricity 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 »