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By pacbiztimes / Monday, November 28th, 2016 / Central Coast, Energy, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on PG&E reaches settlement over Diablo Canyon closure
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company agreed to pay between $122.5 million to $147.5 million to seven San Luis Obispo County cities, the county and the school district to offset some of the negative impacts from the eventual closure of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. PG&E announced plans in June to close its power plant Read More →
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By Editorial Board / Friday, January 9th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Edison shouldn’t leave businesses in the dark
Edison has been talking for years about the need to balance electrical loads in the West Ventura County-South Santa Barbara County corridor, but the company is taking its time.
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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, December 19th, 2014 / Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Waste-to-energy company raises $500K, reports big loss
Greenbelt Resources Corp., which counts Diversified Ethanol Corp. as a subsidiary, reported a loss of $217,469 for the third quarter compared to an $18,144 profit a year earlier amid a steep decline in revenue.
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By Guest commentary / Friday, December 12th, 2014 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: Putting oil on the road to nowhere
Oil as a transportation fuel will be around for a few more decades. But oil as a hazardous monopoly fuel is now merely one of multiple options.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, September 12th, 2014 / Editorials, Opinion / 1 Comment
While Santa Barbara businesses are engaged in a heated debate over Measure P, the proposal that could ban most oil and gas production in the county, the Board of Supervisors has gaveled through one of the largest energy projects in recent years for the county. Shortly before deadline, a 40-megawatt solar array was unanimously passed Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 12th, 2014 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on How California is innovating its way to better economic times
If there is one word that marks the current resurgence of California’s economy, it is this: innovation. During a road day on Sept. 9 that took me from the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley to the new Deckers Outdoor Corp. headquarters in Goleta, the I-word was used at least a few dozen times. And Read More →