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.

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)