1 in 4 CA Bay Area EV chargers found not to be working
A study of public electric-vehicle stations in California’s Bay Area found that only 72.5% of chargers were operational. California has by far the most electric car owners of any state…
Just days ago, California boasted of being 100% renewable … for 2 minutes …
May 4th 2022: California renewable energy: State ran nearly 100% on renewables (for 2 minutes) May 8th 2022: (Reuters) – California energy officials on Friday issued a sober forecast for…
Green power in California not as green as it looked: State imports much electricity from other states
Note – that’s 2013-2017. The mix may have changed in 2018-2022. But it seems likely this is a real issue (see other chart in the linked report). And, Gov. Newsom…
Few EV charging options for those living in multi-unit dwellings
Congested cities often have the fewest places to charge EVs. Source: Startups try to make it easier to charge electric vehicles in cities If you live in an apartment, condo…
NY gas utility proposes using methane and hydrogen gas to replace natural gas heating
Avoids using carbon-based gas for heating, enables using existing furnaces thereby saving huge costs for homeowners, and enables dual heating sources (both gas and electric) to accommodate power outages. Environmentalists…
Energy: Use abandoned oil wells for geothermal?
It may be possible to use existing but no longer used oil and gas wells to tap underground geothermal heat as energy sources. Source: The US may have an unexpected…