Posts Tagged ‘Energy and Power’

The Guardian urges the PUC to implement community choice aggregation before a June ballot measure could undermine the program.

The District Attorney files charges against former San Francisco Public Utilities Commission employees accused of defrauding the agency by steering taxpayer dollars toward their personal home improvements and working for their own company while on the PUC clock.

The Chronicle reports on a cadres of committed volunteers who successfully restored 16 horseshoe pitching courts in Golden Gate Park.  How did they do it?  Through sweat and assistance from the Recreation and Park Department and the Department of Public Works.  Come fall, it’s tourney time!

Costs for environmentally friendly furniture are driving up the costs of the new PUC building.

State Senator Mark Leno requests that the California Public Utilities Commission explore PG&E’s history of blackouts in San Francisco.

The Mayor considers using $7.7 million in stimulus funding for energy efficiency programs that would help reduce utility bills for public and private buildings.

San Francisco will have to compete against other interested organizations for the right to develop a tidal power trial off of Ocean Beach.

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is expanding the Discounted Rain Barrel Program (yes, we have a Discounted Rain Barrel Program) to help capture rain water that can eventually be used as potable water.  A new partnership will expand the program to the city’s schools, helping to reduce our impact on the environment and teach those kiddies a thing or two.  Win/win, eh?