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Renewable Energy Bill
A down-sized climate change measure was signed on Wednesday, Oct. 7 by Gov. Brown to increase renewable energy generation and to make existing buildings more energy-efficient. SB 350 was amended to take out part of the legislation that would have required a reduction in gasoline... — Updated 10/7/2015
Going Solar Will Save Money For Palm Springs
Palm Springs has entered into final contract negotiations with SolarCity and SunEdison to install solar panels at eight sites around the city. SolarCity will install solar panels at the city’s wastewater treatment plant and the Sunrise Plaza complex. SunEdison will install s... — Updated 9/24/2015
By Renewable Energy Bill - Still Not Promoting Rooftop Solar
California lawmakers are anxious to pass a climate and energy plan before the legislature closes the door on another year. Governor Jerry Brown’s priorities include a 50 percent cut in oil use, a 50 percent increase in energy efficiency in existing buildings, and a 50 percent c... — Updated 9/10/2015
San Diego Opposes New Utility Charges On Rooftop Solar
San Diego Gas & Electric want to add a monthly "grid connection" fee for solar customers and special charges based on peak period energy use, no matter the electricity consumed monthly. SDG&E claims grid-connected solar customers... — Updated 9/10/2015
Blyth Solar Farm Given Green Light By President Obama
On Monday the Obama administration announced new initiatives and over $1 billion in funding to support clean energy projects- including approval of a huge solar project in Riverside County. The 485 megawatt Blythe Mesa Solar plant... — Updated 9/1/2015
Palen Solar Project Ditches Earlier Plan For Power Towers
The proposed Palen Solar Project to be built on approximately 3,800 acres of public land located around 36 miles west of Blythe and 10 miles east of Desert Center no longer includes bird-incinerating towers. In spite of the objections of critics who said Palen’s earlier plan i... — Updated 8/28/2015
Slab City Ministry Assistance
Ernie and Debbie Loza and other volunteers go to Slab City each month to deliver food, water, clothes and donated essentials to the people living in Slab City. Slab City was constructed in 1942 as "Camp Dunlap" to prepare Marines f... — Updated 8/13/2015
Business Buzz
Our solar panels were installed last month by Sun Belt Solar and I have just received my bill from SDG&E. Zero! Nothing! Nada! With this heat and humidity it would have been +-$600. However, I just read an article in the Union-Trib... — Updated 7/30/2015
Another Borrego Springs' Sandstorm
Blowing sand swept across the valley on the evening of Friday, July 17, as a storm in the Gulf affected weather in the southwestern US. Winds blowing westward through Borrego Springs brings fine dust into the air and fills the sky... — Updated 7/25/2015
Solar Lake Effect Leads To Lawsuit
Two federal agencies are named in a possible lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity which claims they have failed to protect an endangered bird (Yuma clapper rail) at desert solar projects. Over the past 15 months one of these birds has been found dead at the 550-megawatt... — Updated 7/16/2015
California Takes Lead in Solar Capacity
This Letter to the Editor is in response to the May 21st edition of the Sun. Rhone Resch is president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, the national trade association of the solar energy industry. If California was a nation, it would rank 6th in the world in... — Updated 7/7/2015
Borrego Springs Microgrid- First Of Its Kind
Borrego Springs is served by a transmission line that traverses sixty miles, making it susceptible to wild weather and wildfires. According to SDG&E’s chief development officer, Jim Avery, it was after wildfires knocked out power in 2007 for two days that they began looking for b... — Updated 7/7/2015
Borrego Golf – The Season in Review
As I sit in air-conditioned comfort during our current heat wave, I reflect on the wonders of Borrego Golf played under far saner conditions. From October through June, I had the assignment of playing and reporting on each of the... — Updated 6/25/2015
Rams Hill for the Summer
Rams Hill restaurant is now open only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The golf course is open every day until July 6 and then both the golf course and clubhouse will remain closed until November. This summer, Rams Hill will be improving the course, the clubhouse, roads and... — Updated 6/15/2015
Borrego Springs' Microgrid Powers the Town Successfully
The Borrego Springs microgrid was tested on May 21 during a nine hour period that was required to repair transmission poles. SDG&E said it was able to use the microgrid to deliver electricity to Borrego Springs from the nearby 26-megawatt Borrego Solar facility during the... — Updated 6/4/2015
To Solar or Not to Solar? The Many Questions to Ask
In 2010, my wife and I moved from our 'part-time Borrego resident' house at the RoadRunner Club to our new 'full-time Borrego resident' house on Hoberg Rd. After getting our first summer monthly bill from SDG&E, we went into... — Updated 6/1/2015
Fossil Fuel Profits Decline with the Uprising of Renewable Energy
The benefits and costs of a fossil fuel-based economy have been with us since the industrial revolution. And with no viable alternatives, we were stuck with oil, coal, and natural gas for nearly all of our nation's energy needs.... — Updated 6/1/2015
La Casa's going green
La Casa del Zorro is seeking new ways to improve sustainability practices throughout its forty-two acre property. The hotel recently completed a $150,000 ‘solar farm’ development. This is the first of two major projects to advance their energy independence and create a more eco... — Updated 5/22/2015
Borrego Water District's Meeting Talks Conservation, Credit Worthiness
The April 22 meeting started off with the presentation of a refund check of $33,050 to the Borrego Water District (BWD) from Joint Powers Insurance Authority. “Congratulations. You’re one of 110 agencies that have received a refund. Keep up the good work,” they were told for f... — Updated 5/22/2015
The Art Farm is Coming!
Someday soon, finding oneself just west of the Borrego Art Institute (BAI) and in need to know the time, check out a human sundial surrounded by an herb garden. Once there, and having a serious case of the munchies, check out the... — Updated 5/22/2015
Borrego Going Solar: The Time is Now To Save on Energy Bill!
Generous tax credits and rebates for solar electric installations in Borrego Springs and throughout California may be expiring by year's end. Residents thinking about having solar, the May 21 issue of the Borrego Sun will help... — Updated 5/22/2015
San Bernardino County's Solar Project's Killing Off Birds
The Ivanpah solar project, in San Bernardino County, just southwest of the Nevada border, and off Interstate 15, is the world's largest concentrated solar project. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has called it a 'mega-trap' for... — Updated 5/22/2015
Microgrid and Water Recurrent Worries for Borrego Springs
Two informational presentations were given to the Borrego Springs Community Sponsor Group on May 7. The first was a briefing on the microgrid from representatives of SDG&E. The microgrid is a subset of the larger electrical grid, w... — Updated 5/22/2015
Big Solar Obstructing Sacred Land for Native Americans
The supposed objective of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was to save and create jobs for Americans, but non-American firms also applied for and were granted permits to build utility scale renewable energy projects on public lands in the western U.S. One of... — Updated 5/22/2015
