Clean Coalition media coverage

The following is a complete list of the Clean Coalition’s media coverage, op-eds, and press releases from 2019 to the present. See previous media coverage here.

2026

• San Mateo Co.: One Of The Largest Electric Microgrids In The State Will Come To Pescadero (28 August 2026)
  One of California’s Largest Community Microgrids to be built in Rural Pescadero, California (28 August 2026)
• Santa Barbara County close to allowing thousands of acres of solar energy projects (2 August 2026)
• Embattled CEO plans to exit power agency for Marin, Napa, Solano, East Bay (18 June 2026)
• Microgrid Resilience Expected to Yield $450K/Year in Savings for Siemens Manufacturing Facility (27 May 2026)
• Don’t Leave Santa Barbara in the Dark (25 April 2026)
• Understanding the acronyms in Lee’s May 18 town warrant: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Adaptive Reuse Overlay District (AROD) (13 April 2026)
• Town Council hears Facilities Energy Generation Project update (8 April 2026)
• Santa Barbara shows its solar strong colors (6 April 2026)
• 49 organizations submit letter in support of restored funding for one of the world’s largest clean energy networks (30 March 2026)
• I broke up with PG&E. Here’s why I came crawling back (28 March 2026)
• Santa Barbara’s Planning Commission Considers New Rules for Solar Power (17 March 2026)
• Intersolar & Energy Storage North America Unveils Interactive Programming to Enhance Education and Networking (29 January 2026)

 2025

• Solar and Storage, The Answer to California’s Climate Goals (4 December 2025)
• FERC Mostly Accepts Calif. IOUs’ Order 2023 Compliance Filings (24 November 2025)
• Bekenstein Climate Leaders: Haley Weinstein ’27 MEM (4 November 2025)
• Friction at MCE, Part 4: Management, allies block governance reforms (28 October 2025)
• Friction at MCE, Part 3: 100% renewable power still beyond reach (27 October 2025)
• Friction at MCE, Part 2: Costs fall, yet prices rise (27 October 2025)
• Friction at MCE, Part 1: Calls for financial reform, transparency (25 October 2025)
• Hundreds come out to Sun Day (8 October 2025)
• Celebrate Clean Energy at Santa Barbara’s Sun Day of Action (18 September 2025)
• Santa Barbara Sun Day Ready to Shine Light on Clean Energy (18 September 2025)
• A new California microgrid runs on hydrogen — but how clean is it? (5 September 2025)
• This hydrogen microgrid is the first of its kind. Is it a good idea? (11 August 2025)
• Vote No on AB 942: Defend Rooftop Solar Affordability (27 June 2025)
• Groups Seek to Create a Microgrid Serving a Multi-Family Project in Northern California, But PG&E’s Cooperation Is Needed | Microgrid Knowledge (27 May 2025)
• Quino Energy and Long Hill Energy Partners Awarded $10M in California Energy Commission Grant Funding to Demonstrate an 8 MWh Organic Flow Battery System | Yahoo Finance (24 April 2025)
• California Flow Battery Energy Storage Project Developers Awarded $10M CEC Funding | Construction Review Online (24 April 2025)
• Dillon Beach, Tomales local power projects get grants (9 April 2025)
• In 9 California Outage-Prone Communities, 9 Clean Microgrids Planned Under PG&E Program (28 March 2025)
• As LA fires still burn, how can we rebuild? | Climate Capital & Media (24 January 2025)
• Electrically Caused Wildfires in Santa Barbara Are a Preventable Catastrophe | Santa Barbara Independent (18 January 2025)
• How Microgrids and DERs Can Deliver Value to California Schools and Public Agencies with Local Energy | Microgrid Knowledge (6 January 2025)

2024

• Climate Action Plan Win  | Sierra Club Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter (20 Nov 2024)
• Town Facilities Energy Generation Project update | Lamorina Weekly (11 Sept 2024)
• Middle-Class Californians Set To Pay Electricity Premium As State Makes Electric Car Push | Washington Free Beacon (10 May 2024)
• AB 2083: Modernizing Industrial Manufacturing Act | Industrious Labs and EarthJustice (8 May 2024)
• Exploring Clean Engineering: The Eco-Friendly Career of Chapman’s Computer Science Club Vice President, Tyler Lewis | Chapman University (23 April 2024)
• Members of Congress from California send letter to CPUC addressing concerns about the Income Graduated Fixed Charge proceeding | Congress of the United States (25 March 2024)
• Preparing the US grid for a clean energy future | Environment Analyst (21 March 2024)
• California Votes to Consider Health and Environment in Future Energy Planning | Inside Climate News (14 March 2024)
• Statement for the Record, Hearing on “The Power Struggle: Examining the Reliability and Security of America’s Electrical Grid.” | RStreet (12 March 2024)
• District discusses installing solar panels at CHS | Coastal View (17 January 2024)
• Grassroots institute: ‘Looming utility tax proposal would harm millions of Californians’ | Redheaded Blackbelt (15 January 2024)

2023

• What if We Decarbonized the Grid from the Bottom Up? | Energy Changemakers (21 November 2023)
• Growing agrivoltaics: Conference harvests California, German know-how for farmland solar | Solar Builder Mag (16 November 2023)
• Why your utility bills could be about to skyrocket in California | San Francisco Chronicle  (17 October 2023)
• Energy Hogs and Energy Angels: What Does Residential Electricity Usage Really Tell Us About Consumption Prudency? | Energy Institute at HAAS (6 October 2023)
• 6th grade students band together to demand solar at Peabody Elementary School | KEYT (3 April 2023)
• Microutility Supporters Raise Questions about California’s Progress on Microgrids | Microgrid Knowledge (8 March 2023)
• Locals reflect on President’s Day | KEYT (21 February 2023)
• Proposed Decision Moves California Closer to Making $200M Available for Community Microgrids | Microgrid Knowledge (13 February 2023)
• PG&E, Energy Vault Seek OK for Biggest U.S. Long-Duration Storage System | California Energy Markets (13 January 2023)
• Foodbank of Santa Barbara in process of getting solar microgrid | KEYT (2 January 2023)

2022

• Will California NEM 3.0 boost home energy storage installations? | Solar Builder (27 December 2022)
• The Clean Coalition spreads solar technology through Santa Barbara County | KEYT (22 November 2022)
• While you were focused on elections, California proposed making it harder to add more solar power | San Francisco Chronicle (13 November 2022)
• This LA-Based Company is Building the First Microgrid Community Where Homes Will Generate Solar Power Energy for the Grid | dot.la (10 November 2022)
• Big response to Sunnova’s microutility plan in California | Microgrid Knowledge (17 October 2022)
• Solar power at SB schools | Santa Barbara News-Press (1 September 2022)
• Using grants and rebates to lease a Chevy Bolt for free | dot.la (31 August 2022)
• California’s Kern High School District issues microgrid request for qualifications | Microgrid Knowledge (12 August 2022)
• Update: Climate bill — which could cut microgrid costs 10% to 50% — passes US Senate on Sunday | Microgrid Knowledge (5 August 2022)
• How this standardized process gets solar microgrids built; community microgrids next | Microgrid Knowledge (3 August 2022)
• With Fire Season Approaching, Let’s Talk Microgrids | dot.la (23 March 2022)
• Clean Coalition: Finding Creative Solutions to Renewables-Driven Energy Resilience | The Montecito Journal (10 February 2022)
• Letters to the editor: Reject airport expansion; reject CPUC proposal | VC Star (31 January 2022)

2021

• Front-of-meter (FOM) energy storage interconnection case study | Energy Central (29 December 2021)
• State of Solar Adoption 2021 – Interview with Rosana Francescato | Solar Simplified (22 December 2021)
• BE Smart: The program we need to electrify existing buildings | Energy Central (15 December 2021)
• Bringing Solar Microgrids to a disadvantaged community in East LA | Energy Central (15 December 2021)
• The value of net-metered solar is up for vote in California | pv magazine (13 December 2021)
• What? Only Utility Microgrids? | Microgrid Knowledge (16 November 2021)
• How schools are combatting climate change, from green schoolyards to solar power | ABC News (4 November 2021)
• Clean energy groups urge California to reject plan that increases cost of residential solar for working families | Environmental Working Group (29 October 2021)
• Goleta Planning Commission Approves Energy Storage Facility | Noozhawk (27 October 2021)
• How deploying more local solar and storage will save Californians billions | Energy Central (26 October 2021)
• How the Resilient Energy Subscription market mechanism will help finance community microgrids | Utility Dive (22 September 2021)
• The US public schools redesigning buildings with climate in mind | The Guardian (18 August 2021)
• Santa Barbara Votes to Phase Out Gas Hookups in New Homes and Buildings | Sierra Club (20 July 2021)
• California Regulators Waive Key Standby Charges for Eligible Microgrids | Microgrid Knowledge (16 July 2021)
• A Lesson in Stakeholder Engagement And How It’s Creating Resilience in Southern California | Energy Services Media (23 June 2021)
• Solar advocates protest utility net-metering proposals at California Public Utility Commission | Solar Power World (17 June 2021)
• Proposal would make clean microgrids more affordable | California Current (15 June 2021)
• Keeping lights on with microgrids | Bay Area Monitor (5 June 2021)
• Why Aren’t There More Microgrids? | Microgrid Knowledge (14 May 2021)
• California Agency Highlights Funding for Microgrid, Innovative Projects. Considers ‘VOR’ Research | Microgrid Knowledge (11 May 2021)
• The future grid is full of data. That worries cyber experts | E&E News (4 May 2021)
• A revolutionary way to easily value resilience for any facility, whether provisioned onsite or from Community Microgrids | Energy Central (24 April 2021)
• Camarillo moves to Microgrids | hybrid systems slated for city properties | Ventura County Reporter (21 April 2021)
• What FERC Order 2222-A Means for Microgrids and Energy Democracy | Microgrid Knowledge (19 April 2021)
• How fixing California’s massive transmission cost distortions will unleash clean local energy | Energy Central (30 March 2021)
• Solar + storage: Camarillo joins growing list of high fire-threat California cities opting to install microgrids | New Project Media (19 March 2021)
• City and CSD Facilities standby power approved in Camarillo | Tri County Sentry (17 March 2021)
• Camarillo, California Moves Ahead with Microgrids and Deeply Discounted Tesla Batteries | Microgrid Knowledge (16 March 2021)
• Early look at Camarillo, Calif.’s hybrid solar microgrids at five critical community facilities | Solar Builder Magazine (15 March 2021)
• Press release: City of Camarillo approves moving forward with designs for Hybrid Solar Microgrids at five critical community facilities (11 March 2021)
• Microgrid Supporters and Utilities Duke It Out Over Standby Charges in California | Microgrid Knowledge (11 March 2021)
• California city eyes FEMA grant for solar+storage projects | pv magazine (11 March 2021)
• Texas storms spark conversation about reliability of Central Coast alternative energy sources | KEYT (10 March 2021)
• Hosting capacity maps: A gold mine for solar developers | pv magazine (10 March 2021)
• California Public Utilities Commission directs IOUs to procure additional capacity to ensure summer reliability | S&P Global (11 February 2021)
• Groups Call Last Summer’s Blackouts Unnecessary, Urge Deeper Probe | Public News Service (10 February 2021)
• Santa Barbara Prepares for New Normal of Natural Disasters and Power Shutoffs | Utility Products (10 February 2021)
• California Regulators to Tackle Payment for DERs Acting as Non-Wires Alternatives | Microgrid Knowledge (9 February 2021)
• Attempts to Commercialize Microgrids Fall Short in California | T&D World (2 February 2021)
• Former PUC officials criticize CAISO for August rolling blackouts | Politico Pro (28 January 2021)
• Hydrogen advocates look to capitalize on California’s goal to replace diesel for back-up generation | Utility Dive (25 January 2021)
• Rooftop solar is home solar — and so much more | Energy Central (22 January 2021)
• California School District Releases Terms, Pricing on Solar Microgrid Contracts with Engie | Microgrid Knowledge (15 January 2021)
• Solar Microgrids for Santa Barbara Unified School District move forward | Edhat (14 January 2021)
• Press release: Solar Microgrids for Santa Barbara Unified School District are set to move forward (13 January 2021)
• Solar Microgrids moving forward for the Santa Barbara Unified School District | Energy Central (13 January 2021)
• Residents speak out on energy reach code | Santa Barbara News-Press (13 January 2021)
• The transmission elephant in the room | Energy Central (12 January 2021)
• We’re optimistic about the C&I energy storage market in 2021 | Solar Power World (12 January 2021)
• 21 Intriguing Microgrid Projects to Watch in 2021 | Microgrid Knowledge (5 January 2021)

2020

• Dodd: Power grid planning bill introduced | Davis Enterprise (29 December 2020)
• Top Voices in the Energy Central Community for 2020 – Grid Network | Energy Central (16 December 2020)
• Solar Microgrids are contagious: How Montecito successes are leading to more Solar Microgrids throughout the region | Energy Central (14 December 2020)
• California plans for summer 2021 with 2,000 MW of new storage | pv magazine (12 December 2020)
• CAISO CEO Defends Blackouts Response | RTO Insider (11 December 2020)
• CAISO focuses on summer 2021 as final analysis of August blackouts nears completion | Utility Dive (10 December 2020)
• Feasibility Studies Instrumental in Success of 5 Municipal Microgrid Projects in California | Energy Central (7 December 2020)
• How the elusive value of resilience has been successfully quantified | Energy Central (1 December 2020)
• Feasibility Studies Set Five City of Camarillo Microgrid Projects up for Success | Homer Microgrid News (23 November 2020)
• Morning Brief: Potential market manipulation in CAISO? | pv magazine (17 November 2020)
• Camarillo Council Proceeds with Municipal Microgrids | California Energy Markets (13 November 2020)
• Former CPUC President Calls for CAISO Probe | RTO Insider (12 November 2020)
• Tuesday turbulence | Politico Pro (11 November 2020)
• California AG should probe cause of ISO-ordered summer power outages: ex-PUC president | S&P Global (11 November 2020)
• Camarillo City Council Approves Moving Forward with Solar Microgrid Projects | Solar Industry (5 November 2020)
• The City of Camarillo, California set to build hybrid solar microgrids at five city facilities | Solar Builder Magazine (4 November 2020)
• Bracing for Multiple-Day Outages, Another California City Advances Microgrid Project | Microgrid Knowledge (3 November 2020)
• City of Camarillo, California, moves forward with five hybrid microgrids at critical facilities | Solar Power World (30 October 2020)
• Press release: City of Camarillo, California, moves forward with five hybrid microgrids at critical facilities (30 October 2020)
• Santa Barbara School District launches game-changing Solar Microgrids | T&D World (27 October 2020)
• SBUSD Approves Solar Microgrids Across District | Voice Magazine – Page 17 (23 October 2020)
• A new Tesla ‘big battery’ is being deployed to increase grid resilience in Santa Barbara county | Electrek (26 October 2020)
• Santa Barbara Schools Get Solar-Battery Backup, Saving Money at the Same Time | Greentech Media (13 October 2020)
• Santa Barbara School Board Approves Solar Microgrids | edhat Santa Barbara (2 October 2020)
• Gearing up for grid integration | Power Magazine (1 October 2020)
• Santa Barbara Selects Winner in School Microgrid RFP | Microgrid Knowledge (29 September 2020)
• Press release: Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) Board unanimously approves moving forward with Solar Microgrids throughout the district (28 September 2020)
• Santa Barbara Unified School District approves large portfolio of solar microgrid projects | Solar Power World (28 September 2020)
• Santa Barbara Schools Take a Shine to Solar Power, Joining Growing Trend | California Energy Markets (25 September 2020)
• Foundational Support: Vallecito Energy Storage Resilience Project Lays the Groundwork for a Larger Renewables-Based System | Homer Microgrid News (25 September 2020)
• Slouching toward a microgrid tariff in California | Energy Central (18 September 2020)
• Brighter Future: A Study on Solar in U.S Schools | Third Edition | Generation 180 (17 September 2020)
• 25 Stakeholders Press California to Move Ahead with Microgrid Tariffs | Microgrid Knowledge (15 September 2020)
• Green Energy Is Not Among The Culprits Behind California’s Energy Crisis | Forbes (8 September 2020)
• Morning Brief: US clean energy giants to join to build lobbying muscle | pv magazine (4 September 2020)
• Grid saturation lessons from Australia and Hawaii | Solar Builder Magazine (3 September 2020)
• Can community microgrids fill the gap in California’s plans for 100% renewable energy? | pv magazine (3 September 2020)
• Think we can’t place a value on resilience? Think again | pv magazine (2 September 2020)
• Community Microgrid Gets Boost from Energy Storage in California’s Goleta Load Pocket | Microgrid Knowledge (2 September 2020)
• Construction begins on renewable energy project | Santa Barbara News-Press (27 August 2020)
• 40-MWh energy storage system to come online in SCE territory in December | Solar Power World (27 August 2020)
• Carpinteria gets clean energy boost with new big battery project | Coastal View (26 August 2020)
• Solar + Whatever: Different ways installers can provide home energy resilience | Solar Builder (24 August 2020)
• To Get More Electric Buses, We Don’t Just Need a Better Battery; We Need a Better Grid | StreetsBlog USA (14 August 2020)
• Santa Barbara Prepares for New Normal of Natural Disasters and Power Shutoffs | T&D World (3 August 2020)
• A New Model for Valuing Distributed Energy Could Drive Big Changes in California | GTM Squared (24 July 2020)
• Community solar for Covid recovery | pv magazine (16 June 2020)
• An ambitious residential Solar Microgrid initiative launches in Southern California | Energy Central (16 June 2020)
• Groups Urge California Governor to Support Community Microgrids: “A Just Transition to Clean Energy” | Microgrid Knowledge (15 June 2020)
• California nonprofits urge state to consider community energy resilience as part of COVID-19 recovery plan | Solar Power World (15 June 2020)
• How Two Simple Fixes Can Fairly Compensate the True Value of DERs in California | T&D World (2 June 2020)
• Santa Barbara, California Seeks Bids for at Least Six School Microgrids, Solar and Storage | Microgrid Knowledge (21 May 2020)
• CPUC finds DERs save on transmission investments, but implementation remains ‘the big question’ | Utility Dive (5 May 2020)
• Fires are coming. But PG&E and some cities are holding up battery backups | Los Angeles Times (29 April 2020)
• California values distributed energy resources fairly — and ratepayers score a big win | pv magazine (27 April 2020)
• California regulators have agreed to include avoided transmission costs to the valuation of distributed energy resources | pv magazine (24 April 2020)
• California to Include Avoided Transmission Costs in DER Benefits Calculation | Microgrid Knowledge (24 April 2020)
• Press release: California Public Utilities Commission agrees to consider avoided transmission costs when assessing the value of DER (23 April 2020)
• Big news: California PUC adds ‘avoided transmission costs’ to value of distributed energy resources | Solar Builder Magazine (23 April 2020)
• California PUC agrees to factor in avoided transmission costs when valuing distributed resources | Solar Power World (23 April 2020)
• Status report: Streamlining WDG interconnection | Energy Central (25 March 2020)
• Direct Relief solar microgrid case study | Energy Central (24 March 2020)
• Why Take The Leap Into Microgrids? With Rosana Francescato [SPI 2019] | SunCast (17 March 2020)
• Sustainable microgrids are the future of clean energy | TechCrunch (4 March 2020)
• Will a Single Utility, PG&E, Boost the 2020 Microgrid Market by $1 Billion? | Microgrid Knowledge (24 February 2020)
• Distributed Generation with Craig Lewis | The Energy Show (22 February 2020)
• Long Beach, Calif., Urges Regulatory Reforms to Overcome Microgrid Delays | Microgrid Knowledge (11 February 2020)
• Santa Barbara Schools Look to Microgrids for Community Resilience and EV Charging | Homer Microgrid News (7 February 2020)
• Groups are concerned that a proposed wind project could damage birds, plants | Santa Maria Sun (15 January 2020)
• Turning to alternative energy saves taxpayer dollars | Santa Barbara News-Press (10 January 2020)
• Santa Barbara School District plans to go off grid with microgrid and solar | Smart Energy Decisions (8 January 2020)
• Santa Barbara School Campuses to Provide Electric Vehicle Charging Stations | Noozhawk (7 January 2020)
• Solar microgrids and charging stations to be placed at schools | Edhat Santa Barbara (5 January 2020)
• S.B. School District to Go Off the Grid | Santa Barbara Independent (3 January 2020)
• California presses ahead with new microgrid plans | Homer Microgrid News (3 January 2020)

2019

• PG&E issues unprecedented call for microgrids ahead of 2020 wildfire season | S&P Global Market Intelligence (23 December 2019) 
• Community Microgrids in the spotlight in 2019 | Energy Central (23 December 2019) 
• Santa Barbara School District to build solar-driven microgrids to improve community resilience | Solar Builder Magazine (19 December 2019) 
• Clean Coalition and Sage Energy bring microgrid initiative to Santa Barbara Unified School District | pv magazine (19 December 2019)
• Press release: Clean Coalition and Sage Energy Consulting partner to stage solar-driven microgrids and electric vehicle charging at schools throughout the Santa Barbara Unified School District (18 December 2019)
• Santa Barbara School District Looks at 18 Sites for Microgrids. Intends to Issue RFP | Microgrid Knowledge (18 December 2019) 
• Clean Coalition helps Santa Barbara Unified School District start massive solar microgrid initiative | Solar Power World (18 December 2019) 
• Santa Barbara County Strauss Wind Energy Project | T&D World (16 December 2019)   
• Microgrids, Solar Panels And Batteries: Is Electricity Becoming A Luxury For Californians? | Bisnow (2 December 2019)  
• Home energy storage workshop attracts big crowd | Edhat Santa Barbara (24 November 2019) 
• Wind generation project southwest of Lompoc approved by Santa Barbara County planners | Santa Ynez Valley News (20 November 2019) 
• It’s Time to Act Locally on Green Energy | Santa Barbara Independent (19 November 2019)  
• Don’t minimize the resilience role of microgrids. They’re key to mitigating wildfire and PSPS risk | Utility Dive (18 November 2019) 
• Strauss Wind Energy Project Will Help Propel County Into Energy-Resilient Future | Noozhawk (18 November 2019)
• Trustees Advised That Santa Barbara Unified School District Is ‘Latino-dominant’ | Noozhawk (12 November 2019) 
• An end to shutdowns | pv magazine (12 November 2019) 
• Will Your EV Keep the Lights On When the Grid Goes Down? | Greentech Media (8 November 2019) 
• Some wonder if electric microgrids could light the way in California | The Eagle (7 November 2019)  
• Some Wonder if Electric Microgrids Could Light the Way in California | The Pew Charitable Trusts (6 November 2019) 
• No decision on Calistoga microgrid as city considers power options | The Weekly Calistogan (6 November 2019) 
• This California mayor wants to decrease dependence on PG&E amid planned blackouts | The Washington Post  (5 November 2019) 
• The radical reform necessary to prepare California’s power system for the 21st century | Vox (1 November 2019)
• Wildfires and blackouts mean Californians need solar panels and microgrids | Vox (28 October 2019) 
• Tx Summit Explores California’s Link to Rest of West | RTO Insider (28 October 2019)  
• Community Microgrids Are the Solution to Public Safety Power Shutoffs | Noozhawk (23 October 2019)  
• PSPS Outages Expected in Santa Barbara This Week (including Montecito) | World Business Academy (17 October 2019)  
• It’s time to value DER in resource adequacy | pv magazine (16 October 2019) 
• With outages, fire risks, California eyes ‘local’ electricity | The Christian Science Monitor (16 October 2019)
• Decentralization is more than a dream | pv magazine (10 October 2019) 
• Energy storage and inverters to get you through power outages | pv magazine (10 October 2019)  
• Community Microgrids: Renewables-Driven Resilience | Edhat Santa Barbara (6 October 2019) 
• Amid Shutdown Threats, Calistoga Explores Microgrid | News of the North Bay (2 October 2019) 
• SPI 2019 Underscores Importance Of Clean Energy Industry Collaboration | Solar Industry Magazine (1 October 2019) 
• The Explosion of Community Microgrids in the Solar+ Decade | Solar Builder Magazine (19 September 2019) 
• Electrification is an all-around winner | pv magazine (17 September 2019) 
• Natural disasters could spark US microgrid surge | S&P Global Market Intelligence (17 September 2019) 
• Achieving resilience through renewables-driven Community Microgrids | Energy Central  (25 August 2019) 
• Using machine learning and cheap satellite data to design rooftop solar power | pv magazine (12 August 2019) 
• Craig Lewis: Community Microgrids Are the Answer to Keep the Lights On | Noozhawk (10 August 2019) 
• Threat of Wildfires and Power Shutdowns Heightens Urgency for Microgrid in California Community | Microgrid Knowledge (5 August 2019) 
• Aiming for Resilience, Calistoga Fast-Tracks Microgrid Development (2 August 2019) California Energy Markets
• California city seeks “community microgrid” to defend against fire season(1 August 2019) pv magazine
• City of Carson Leads the Charge Among L.A. County Cities at Being Clean and Green | City of Carson, California (1 August 2019)  
• Shell and Sumitomo invest in LO3 Energy to develop blockchain-based community energy platform | Enterprise Times (31 July 2019) 
• This California city is trying a community microgrid to improve resiliency against wildfires, PG&E shutoffs | Solar Builder Magazine (30 July 2019)
• Press release: City of Calistoga and Clean Coalition agree to move forward with microgrid plans for the City (29 July 2019)
• City of Calistoga looks into community microgrid to combat planned outages | Solar Power World  (29 July 2019)  
• How a standardized Value of Resilience will proliferate Community Microgrids | Energy Central (19 July 2019) 
• Community Microgrids: A Smart Future | Mother Earth News (18 July 2019) 
• Utilities Propose Resiliency Adders that Could Benefit California Microgrids | Microgrid Knowledge (1 July 2019) 
• Want to know if California can make zero emissions by 2045? Here’s what to watch | Utility Dive (21 May 2019) 
• How to protect California ratepayers, expand clean local energy and avoid bailing out PG&E | Utility Dive (13 May 2019) 
• Paradise Lost: Reimagining the California Dream With Community Microgrids | Greentech Media (6 May 2019) 
• Getting the Most Out of Microgrids: Strategies, Tools & Technologies to Reap Societal Benefits | Microgrid Knowledge (23 April 2019) 
• Environmental groups demand clean energy action from NYS: ‘We can’t afford to wait’ | The Buffalo News (22 April 2019) 
• Why It’s Hard to Create a Network of Community Microgrids in California | Microgrid Knowledge (15 April 2019) 
• Fremont, California, Fire Station Is First In US With Solar Microgrid | CleanTechnica (5 April 2019) 
• Fearing more PG&E shutoffs, Calistoga works on microgrid plan for backup power | Napa Valley Register (4 April 2019) 
• Calistoga Microgrid plan for backup power moves forward | The Weekly Calistogan (3 April 2019) 
• South Coast making a power play | Pacific Coast Business Times (29 March 2019) 
• Solar Sites Surveyed | Voice of San Diego (25 March 2019) 
• How to Use Cleaner Diesel in Microgrids | Microgrid Knowledge (18 March 2019) 
• Creating a cleaner grid (podcast) | Solutions News (15 March 2019) 
• PG&E and the future of U.S. utilities | pv magazine (12 March 2019) 
• New Montecito Microgrid Piece of Santa Barbara Resilience Initiative | California Energy Markets (8 March 2019) 
• Montecito Community Microgrid Moves Forward with Fire District Support | Voice Magazine (8 March 2019) 
• Montecito Community Microgrid Emerges from Mudslides and Wildfires | Microgrid Knowledge (7 March 2019) 
• Community Microgrids – a model for more than utilities? | Enterprise Times (7 March 2019) 
• Something to copy: Montecito Fire Protection District Board supports renewable energy-based microgrid | Solar Builder (7 March 2019) 
• Montecito Fire Protection District Board votes to proceed with proposed microgrid | pv magazine (6 March 2019) 
• Montecito Fire Protection District Solar Microgrid To Be A National Model | CleanTechnica (5 March 2019)  
• Press release: Montecito Fire Protection District Board unanimously votes to proceed with Community Microgrid efforts (4 March 2019)
• California community hit by wildfires moves to set up community microgrid | Solar Power World (4 March 2019) 
• Microgrid moves forward | Montecito Journal (28 February 2019) 
• What will power Los Angeles’ transition to 100% renewables? | pv magazine (12 February 2019) 
• Moving beyond business as usual to a resilient power system for California | Utility Dive (4 February 2019) 
• California Wildfires and Related Outages Get City Thinking about a Microgrid | Microgrid Knowledge (24 January 2019) 
• San Diego Has Vast Solar Parking Lot Potential | CleanTechnica (18 January 2019) 
• If San Diego goes for smaller solar, it could yield huge results | pv magazine (16 January 2019) 
• Clean energy risks, potential to transform business model seen in PG&E crisis | S&P Global Market Intelligence (16 January 2019) 
• City of Calistoga flush with $8.3 million, will also consider alternative ‘microgrid’ | Napa Valley Register (16 January 2019) 
• Study Finds Large Potential for Solar and Community Microgrids in San Diego | Microgrid Knowledge (15 January 2019) 
• There’s a lot more solar San Diego can tap, siting survey says | The San Diego Union-Tribune (15 January 2019)
• New Siting Survey Underscores Major Solar Potential In San Diego | Solar Industry Magazine (15 January 2019)                
• Clean Coalition identifies 500 MW of large-scale commercial rooftop solar potential in San Diego | Solar Builder Magazine (14 January 2019) 
• After some drama, California’s major utilities have published updated Interconnection Capacity Analysis maps | Solar Builder Magazine (14 January 2019) 
• Press release: Clean Coalition’s Solar Siting Survey identifies about 500 MW of large commercial-scale solar potential on built environments in the City of San Diego (11 January 2019)
• Clean Coalition releases survey highlighting San Diego’s 500-MW potential for commercial solar | Solar Power World (11 January 2019) 
• California IOUs provide solar developers with map to grow renewables | Utility Dive (8 January 2019)
• California grid data is live – solar developers take note | pv magazine (7 January 2019) 
• Utilities Publish Updated ICA Maps, Boon for DER Planning | California Energy Markets  (4 January 2019)
• Press release: Major upgrades to California utilities’ online grid maps will make it easier to develop clean local energy projects (3 January 2019)
• California utilities release maps showing where solar generation projects can easily be developed | Solar Power World (3 January 2019)