Plains All American files plan to rebuild oil pipelines 901 and 903
Plains All American Pipeline has filed paperwork to rebuild a pair of aging oil pipelines in the Tri-Counties, including a line that caused the worst oil spill in decades on the Central Coast. Plains said on Aug. 16 that it has filed a plan with Santa Barbara County to rebuild Line 901, which broke in 2015, Read More →
NRG power plant project in Oxnard nears decision
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Aera Energy barrels ahead with East Cat Canyon oil field
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PG&E sends out alert over Diablo Canyon Power Plant oxygen levels
Pacific Gas & Electric Company released an alert of decreased oxygen levels for a containment unit at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County on July 28. The alert began at 12:06 p.m., but the company said both units were operating at full power and employees and the public were not at Read More →
Solar tech firm Next Energy gets funding, new headquarters
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First Solar begins construction on Cuyama solar power facility
San Luis Obispo-based First Solar began construction of a 40 megawatt solar facility in Cuyama on July 25. Construction is expected to provide 200 jobs and the facility will generate enough electricity to power 16,000 homes on average when it is fully operational — displacing 30,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year. Peninsula Clean Read More →
Venture capital investor NGEN celebrates exit of Choose Energy
Green tech venture capital investor NGEN — an early investor in Soraa with West Coast headquarters in Santa Barbara — celebrated the exit of Texas-based energy market platform Choose Energy June 26. According to reports, South Carolina-based advertising company Red Ventures spent less than $100 million in its acquisition of Choose Energy, though exact figures Read More →
