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PG&E reaches settlement over Diablo Canyon closure

By   /  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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Solar3D up-lists to NASDAQ on strength of acquisitions

By   /  Friday, April 3rd, 2015  /  Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Solar3D up-lists to NASDAQ on strength of acquisitions

The firm raked in $20.2 million in revenue for 2014 and reported operating income of $311,072, compared to an operating loss of $1.1 million for the same period in 2013.

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Editorial: Edison shouldn’t leave businesses in the dark

By   /  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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Waste-to-energy company raises $500K, reports big loss

By   /  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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Op/ed: Putting oil on the road to nowhere

By   /  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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Editorial: Santa Barbara County takes big green step with Cuyama solar approval

By   /  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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How California is innovating its way to better economic times

By   /  Friday, September 12th, 2014  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on How California is innovating its way to better economic times

Henry Dubroff

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 →