Adventist Health installs microgrid at rural center for power shutoffs
Roseville-based Adventist Health just completed a large microgid electric project at its Feather River Health Care Center in Paradise so it can operate fully during public safety power shutoffs.
This medical office and care center provides Paradise expanded health services after Adventist’s hospital there was damaged in the 2018 Camp Fire. And in the past two years, Paradise has been subject to public safety power shutoffs by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (NYSE: PCG), which de-energizes rural lines…
Departure of Colorado natural gas giant’s co-founder prompts executive changes
An exec who started one of the pioneering shale gas companies is leaving the Denver business.
Local execs: Obstacles remain for achieving 100% clean energy
The 15 clean energy companies on this week’s list employ a total of 107,209 people and offer products ranging from Tesla Powerwall installations to solar system sales.
They are part of an industry that is the focus of “California’s ambitious climate goals,” according to the California Energy Commission. One such example is the executive order signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September of last year, which said that by 2035 all new cars and trucks sold in the state must be zero-emission vehicles.
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NuStar to expand pipeline to Albuquerque, allowing thousands more barrels per day to roll through
NuStar Energy will expand its pipeline capacity so it can deliver thousands of barrels more per day of refined product from Amarillo to Albuquerque.
Startup lands over 40,000 South Texas acres and an office
The Business Journal spoke to Validus Energy CEO Skye Callantine about his young company’s plans for the 40,000 acres in South Texas it recently acquired.
Ameren Missouri looks to raise bills by average of $12 a month
Ameren Missouri (NYSE: AEE) is looking for an annual rate increase of $299 million, or an average of $12 a month for a residential customer.
The utility said it’s seeking the increase due to investments being made in its “Smart Energy Plan,” plus the addition of two wind production facilities. It closed on the facilities, in Atchison County and Adair and Schuyler counties, in recent months.
In September, it said it would look to operate with net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, a more aggressive…
Energy services co. Exterran Corp. lays off more employees
The company is cutting more than 50 jobs from its site in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
Five questions on the climate jobs sector with Elemental Excelerator CEO Dawn Lippert
The cleantech accelerator recently unveiled a roadmap for how it will attempt to affect change in the climate sector for the next five years.
Laid off Eagle Ford employees to find new work with startup
The Business Journal spoke to Validus Energy CEO Skye Callantine about his young company’s plans for the 40,000 acres in South Texas it recently acquired.
$63M Webb County solar farm lights up with SA-based bank’s funding
The San Antonio-based North American Development Bank is putting up a third of the funding needed to build a $216 million solar park outside Laredo that could supply energy to more than 30,000 homes.
The U.S. subsidiary of German renewable energy developer BayWa r.e. signed a $62.9 million loan agreement with the bank during a virtual signing ceremony on Wednesday. Cobank ACB, the New York branch of Intesa Sanpaolo SPA and Siemens Financial Services Inc. are also funding the project, according to…
