City renews contract with CCA lawyer
With a not-to-exceed contract on the verge of being exceeded, council members at the April 12 meeting continued an agreement with the law firm that...
Energy
Hundreds gather to learn about community choice energy
If there was one prevailing theme from the hosts of panelists speaking to city and county officials, alternative energy stakeholders and others about community choice...
Community Choice Energy Forum on tap for Friday
Major stakeholders and advocates of community choice energy will be on hand March 10 for a day long forum in Rancho Bernardo on the topic,...
Many questions still remain over community choice programs
A Sept. 14 update on Community Choice Aggregation programs seemed to result in more questions than answers, with some residents and at least one council...
Carlsbad looking to lay out energy saving road map
The City Council received an update on the Climate Action Plan, its progress and future plans....
City moves closer to increasing use of renewable energy
The city moved one step closer to increasing its use of renewable energy after council members at the May 11 meeting took several actions in...
Carlsbad seeks to further reduce energy use
CARLSBAD—The city spends about $4.5 million a year to power its multiple facilities, which City Council members hope to change....
Encina Power Station to be replaced by 2020
CARLSBAD — The California Energy Commission held two public workshops on Jan. 12 and Jan. 13 to update the public on the “peaker” style power...
Deal secures cleaner, smaller power plant
CARLSBAD — Facing the inevitability of a new energy plant along its coastline, Carlsbad used its only remaining power — its ability to influence how...
San Onofre no cause for a power panic
Temperatures reached 116 degrees in some urban parts of California early this month, but there were no rolling blackouts, no brownouts, no problems....
Justice long delayed in Feds’ energy cheating
It’s taken almost 13 years, but justice may finally be coming to California consumers victimized by the federal government during California’s energy crunch of 2000...
Sound, healing bowls may have key to wellness
COAST CITIES — When working with patients, Dr. Jeffrey Thompson uses electronic sound equipment, EEG machines, and heart rate variability monitors. [amt_override]...
Energy price manipulation continues on two fronts
Anyone who thought manipulation of California energy prices ended with the criminal penalties assessed against executives of companies like Enron and Williams Energy after all...