Tag Archives: San Diego

How has Vehicle-Miles-Traveled flattened Air Pollution in the San Diego Region After Covid-19 Shutdowns?

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Dr. Nilmini Silva-Send

Co-authored with Bill Brick (San Diego Air Pollution Control District) Over the past several weeks there has been a reduction in daily vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the San Diego region due to Shelter-in-Place orders issued by the Governor of … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Pollution, APCD, COVID, GHGs, Greenhouse Gas, Nitrous Oxides, Ozone, Uncategorized, Vehicle Miles Traveled, VMT, Work from Home | Tagged Energy, San Diego, Transportation | Leave a comment

Enrolled Bill Update September 2018

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Joe Kaatz

The deadline for the Legislature to pass pending legislation and send it to the Governor’s desk was August 31st. The Governor sign, veto, or allow enrolled bills to become law by September 30, 2018. The Legislature passed many bills that … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, PACE, Renewable Energy, Transportation | Tagged California, Climate Change, DA, Electricity, Energy, Legislation, PACE, Policy, rates, San Diego, Transportation | 1 Comment

Litigation Update: Latest Round of Litigation Filed over County of San Diego CAP and General Plan Update Amendment

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Joe Kaatz

On March 16, 2018, the Sierra Club and several other environmental and climate oriented organizations (Petitioners) filed a Writ of Mandate in San Diego Superior Court against the County of San Diego. The Writ challenges the County of San Diego’s … Continue reading →

Posted in CEQA, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Litigation | Tagged 2018, AB 32, California, Carbon Offsets, CEQA, Climate Action Plans, Climate Change, County of San Diego, EIR, Electricity, Energy, Environmental Impact Report, General Plan, General Plan Amendment, General Plan Update, Land Use, Petition, San Diego, SB 32, SB 375, Sierra Club, Writ of Mandate | Leave a comment

2017 Final Chaptered and Vetoed Legislative Update for 2017 Session

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Joe Kaatz

The following list and information is an update to the previously posted 10/4/17 and 10/10/17 Legislative Updates that includes actions by the Governor between 10/11/17 and 10/15/17. This concludes the 2017 legislative session with the passing of the October 15, … Continue reading →

Posted in CEQA, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Transportation | Tagged Air Pollution, Aliso Canyon, California, Climate Change, Davis-Stirling Act, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy, Energy Storage, Gas, GHGs, Legislation, Oil, photovoltaics, Policy, San Diego, Solar Energy, Transportation, Wood | Leave a comment

Legislative Update: Enrolled Bills 2017

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Joe Kaatz

Bills introduced in the 2017 legislative session were required to be enrolled and sent to the Governor by September 15, 2017, concluding the last legislative deadline. Nearly forty bills were enrolled sometime before this deadline. Several bills dealing with renewable … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, PACE, Renewable Energy, Transportation | Tagged Aliso Canyon, California, CPUC, DERs, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Electricity, Energy, GHGs, Integrated Resouce Planning, Legislation, Policy, Property Assessed Clean Energy, rates, San Diego, SANDAG | Leave a comment

The Canary in the Sunshine: San Diego Continues to Reach Net Energy Metering Caps First

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Scott Anders

San Diego has a history of being a leader in rooftop solar. In a March 2015 report by Environment California, San Diego ranked 2nd in total capacity installed and 4th in capacity per person. Previous versions of this same report … Continue reading →

Posted in Legislation, Renewable Energy | Tagged AB 327, net metering, photovoltaics, San Diego, solar | 2 Comments