Category Archives: Green Rate Plans

Electric Car Equivalent GHG Emissions in California Utilities

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Electric Car Equivalent GHG Emissions in California Utilities Having determined the CO2 emissions per kWh for the leading California utilities, we can calculate the equivalent gasoline emissions for electric or plug in hybrid cars in the different utility areas. Since … Continue reading →

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Summary of Posts Relevant to Climate Action Plans for Southern California

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Summary of Posts Relevant to Climate Action Plans for Southern California By Dennis Silverman UCI Physics and Astronomy My Blog is at: sites.uci.edu/energyobserver/  The Long-Term Outlook for Climate Sustainability An optimistic long-term outlook to 2100 to help survive the present … Continue reading →

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Green Energy Decisions that Individuals Can Make

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Dennis SILVERMAN

In making changes in our uses of energy in order to become sustainable, much can be done on the large scale of our governments and our energy plants and utilities. However, in the end use, we personally are responsible for … Continue reading →

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San Diego Gas and Electric Improves Its Renewables Mix

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Dennis SILVERMAN

San Diego Gas and Electric Improves Its Clean Energy Mix We compare the Power Content Labels for SDG&E for 2016 with the previous year 2015. Since there are only five energy sources, we do it by comparison, rather than using … Continue reading →

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SC Edison 2016 Power Mix Compared With 2015, and Green Rate Plans

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Dennis SILVERMAN

SC Edison 2016 Power Mix Compared With 2015, and Green Rate Plans The first thing we notice for 2016 is that unspecified is still at 41%, as it was in 2015. We have been taking these as efficient natural gas … Continue reading →

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