With Wildfire season among us, Public Safety Power Shutoffs are also here. During high-risk conditions for a wildfire, we may temporarily shut off power to your neighborhood. This can prevent our electric system from becoming a source of ignition. Proactive shutoffs are temporary and meant to keep you and your community safe.
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As we get closer to the Christmas holiday, it seems we are surrounded by examples of just how much technology is advancing. Each year a whole host of new devices are introduced to the market hoping to capture their share of our holiday spending. These devices include smartphones, smartwatches, and even devices to make our homes smart.
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In the year 2020, any good news makes the days seem a little less dark and today I came across a story that brought quite a bit of light into the day.
Read MoreWhen power outages occur, it’s always good to be prepared. Whether it's a maintenance outage or a blackout from an unexpected storm, here are some tips to help you prepare for outages and lessen the impact until the lights come back on.
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It’s Thanksgiving week, a time when we should take a moment to reflect and be thankful. One thing, I am sure, most people are thankful for but probably take for granted is the ability to prepare meals in our home without posing a significant risk to their health or the health of their families.
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Are you a PG&E customer that needs a few extra resources? Look below to find the latest updates regarding savings tips, winter safety protocols, and upcoming Time of Use information!
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The notion of family is individually meaningful to everyone, from nuclear ‘traditional’ families to downright dysfunctional or wonderfully diverse and modern. Perhaps your family experience is one of raucous laughter from dozens of cousins, or quiet memories with your core people, or maybe friends are the family you choose, Maybe your family has been broken and lost and then rebuilt into something new and more interesting. Whatever the case, there’s a song for that.”
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Take a look below to read what is new with our partners, SoCalREN!
Read MoreAmidst wildfire season, COVID-19, and the Public Safety Power Shutoffs, Southern California Edison has various resources for customers that may need some extra assistance!
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After what seemed like years of awaiting results, we now have a new president entering the White House in January, former Vice President Joe Biden. A few months ago, I covered Joe Biden’s Clean Energy Revolution, which was a set of plans and policies that would be enacted if he were to win the election. Now that he is the President-Elect, stakeholders across the county are taking a deeper look into what these policies will look like for their own communities.
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The general consensus on solar is that it’s a no-brainer! Of course, in regions where sunlight is abundant, it makes perfect sense to harness all that energy and use it to fuel our communities. However, not all regions that have abundant sunlight are good candidates for solar. Why is that?
Read More“Why are we like this? I mean, this isn’t even our fight. Why can’t we ever just leave things alone?”
“If we leave it alone who’s going to make sure the program gets out to our communities if not us?”
The Rural Hard to Reach Working Group (RHTR), is many things—one of which is horribly named—but what makes it special is that the group thrives on the idea that we are really are better off together. Sure, we could all write public comments on our own, but why when as a group we have a small army of drafters and copy editors and finessers? We could run our programs in our own little fiefdoms and be just fine, but why when we can take the best pieces and parts of each other and do more for rural California, not just our own regions? Why fight for just the Valley when we can improve the whole?
Read MoreSouthern California Gas Company has some exciting announcements heading your way! See below for more information on their upcoming seminar AND the additional rebate on EE equipment for the remainder of 2020!
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One of the biggest issues we face today is what to do with everything that gets discarded on a day-to-day basis. Only so much of it can be recycled. Since waste is so abundant, it makes sense to put effort into turning this waste into something that can be used. In most cases, that something is energy.
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“This level of transparency is a critical step in creating greater accountability and identifying those areas where we can have the most significant impact.”
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Did you know you can’t spell ‘queen’ without EE? Yeah, we’re insanely excited about it too.
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Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day was on October 8, 2020. Although we missed it by a few days, the exciting thing is we can still take this opportunity to learn about it and its potential impact on our daily lives.
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Today, October 7th, 2020, we are celebrating Energy Efficiency Day! What is the purpose of EE Day? The Energy Efficiency Day message is simple: “Save Money. Cut Pollution. Create Jobs.” At the SJVCEO, we will always continue to work towards equitable access to affordable energy for the communities that we serve. Our goals and objectives for every project we tackle are expressed in this year’s EE Day message. Saving money for our small rural communities, benefiting the environment, and (most importantly for Energizing the Workforce’s purpose) job creation
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You may be wondering what Mechanical and Thermal Vapor Recompression is. It sounds extremely complicated, but the concept is actually very simple. It means to recapture thermal and vapor waste heat energy and reuse it. Simple enough, right?
Read MoreEducators and schools across California continue to need support as the months of “virtual school” continue. With COVID-19 regulations changing, teachers are adapting to a new normal and becoming experts on technological platforms used to execute distance learning. In addition, our rural schools face increased issues on top of the ones mentioned. “Due to their geographic locations and typically smaller sizes, rural schools face several energy efficiency and renewable energy challenges related to implementation, financing, and operations.” These difficulties highlight that our schools need extra assistance. Below you will find a variety of resources from classroom help from our utility partners to rural school energy efficiency resources from the U.S. DOE, take a look!
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