The Race to Harness the Sun
As drought devastates area farms, do agrivoltaics offer a lifeline?
Combining grazing with large-scale solar is one version of the new field of agrivoltaics, which combines panels with farming and ranching. Advocates say it could help farmers adapt to the state’s driest weather in 1,200 years while making space for the thousands more panels needed to hit California’s ambitious zero-carbon targets.
Going Electric Gets More Complicated
The Inflation Reduction Act transforms the electric vehicle tax credit incentive
As electric vehicle prices rise, EV tax credits and rebates have become critical to the market. Here’s what you need to know about regional EV incentives and the changing rules of the EV tax credit.
A Sea of Hope
Can seaweed reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of California’s dairy industry?
In the span of a year, a single cow burps up 220 pounds of methane, a powerful driver of global warming. UC Davis scientists are experimenting with a red seaweed that can dramatically reduce the methane, but the solution has a few caveats.
Startup of the Month: EV Life
Financing platform gives potential EV buyers a boost
EV Life was created to help make the cost of an electric vehicle
equal to or less than a car that runs on gas. The startup’s
founder and co-CEO explains how his business works with potential
EV buyers in three phases.
Sponsored
Rex Moore
A CENTURY OF INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS
Rex Moore Group, Inc., a Top 50 electrical contractor, is celebrating 100 years in business. Founded in 1922, the firm today has locations in Sacramento, Fresno, Atascadero and Reno and serves all of California, Nevada and beyond, with a vision of expanding nationally.
Sponsored
Utilion/Placer Electric, Inc.
A NEW OUTLOOK AND BRIGHT FUTURE FOR PLACER ELECTRIC
In 2018, Josh Estrella and partner Joel Leineke launched their company Utilion with a vision of providing quality infrastructure construction services through multiple subcontractors in various trades at a corporate price.
Keeping Amador County Clean and Green
Showcasing four-generation family businesses in the Capital Region
ACES Waste Services’ roots are in San Francisco, where the
co-owners’ ancestor started a waste collection company called the
Scavengers Protective Association. Today, the Amador County-based
company gives back to the community.
Our Economy Rides on the Electric Grid
Reliable delivery of electricity has always been the foundation of economic development. That means we will need to generate more of it and beef up the grid system to deliver it. To that end, what solutions do we currently have?
Wildflowers and Wildfires Paint Different Scenes in the Sierra Nevada
A recent hike amid the Sierra Nevada mountains prompts Comstock’s president and publisher to consider what can be done in the wake of multiple wildfires and drought.
California’s Ban on Gas-Powered Cars Won’t Be Easy
California will ban sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035, but the conversion to battery-powered vehicles poses numerous unresolved issues.