Overview

NEXT100 provides an in-depth look at the intersection of the clean energy business and the environment. It focuses on trends in green technology, policy and the Earth’s climate that will most impact the energy industry and our customers over the next 100 years–PG&E’s second century in operation.

NEXT100 is written and edited by Jonathan Marshall, with contributions from colleagues at PG&E. Postings on NEXT100 represent the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of PG&E.

 May 15, 2012
Cleaner Cooking Could be the Magic Cure

The World Health Organization ranks indoor air pollution as one of the world’s leading killers, on a par with malaria and tuberculosis. Particularly at risk are mothers and infants in the developing world who are exposed daily to smoke and other pollutants from open fires and dirty cookstoves.

 May 10, 2012
PG&E’s Proposed Electric-Car Charging Rate Equates to ‘Buck-a-Gallon Gasoline’

Electric vehicle owners rejoice: PG&E has listened to customers and significantly lowered its proposed new prices for charging up.

 May 10, 2012
Forest Killers and Global Warming

Small mountain pine beetles are killing North American forests at a record rate. In British Columbia alone the beetles have wiped out more than 32 million acres of forest. The decaying wood there “will release 990 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, an amount equal to five times the annual emissions from all forms of transportation in the country.”

 May 8, 2012
How a Smarter Grid Can Keep the Lights On

PG&E is among a number of utilities using a promising new measuring device that allows smart grid operators to observe systemwide voltage and current conditions in real time.

 May 3, 2012
Construction Continues on Large Solar Plant in San Luis Obispo County

A groundbreaking celebration was held in San Luis Obispo County on Topaz Solar Farms, which will be one of the largest solar electric power plants in the world, providing enough energy for 160,000 average California homes.

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