Tag Archives: Irvine

Southern California Energy Outlook for the Summer of 2012

I watched the Irvine City Council meeting on Channel 30 last night, which featured the reports of the Cal ISO and SC Edison on plans for summer electricity, should San Onofre reactors not be available.  One additional complication was noting … Continue reading

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San Joaquin Hills Blind Thrust Fault Scenario

In this area we experienced a sharp 3.9 magnitude earthquake on Monday morning, April 23, at 10:37 AM.  According to the LA Times this could have been on the San Joaquin Hills blind thrust fault, with epicenter around Dana Point. … Continue reading

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Earthquakes, Wind, Fire and Water

In recently thinking about earthquakes, I recalled that the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake did a lot of its damage from the subsequent fires, which day after day burned their way around the city unchecked.  In considering how to be safe … Continue reading

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Energy Use in Irvine

Since I live and work in Irvine, I want to summarize its energy use taken from the City of Irvine Energy Plan, approved in 2008, and using 2006 data.  It used 18.5 trillion BTUs in 2006.  That energy use was … Continue reading

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