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.

 March 5, 2012
Global Warming Impact: A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall

In a study published this month in Geophysical Research Letters, University of Arizona atmospheric scientist Francina Dominguez and three colleagues conclude that while Northern California is likely to get drier over time as the earth warms, extreme winter storms will become more common.

 March 1, 2012
PG&E Makes Progress Toward Cleaner Energy

In a new filing with the CPUC, PG&E reports that it met 19.4 percent of its electricity sales last year from eligible renewable sources, such as wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and small hydro.

 March 1, 2012
Butte County: State’s Largest Solar Water Heating Installation Earns Nearly Half Million Dollar Rebate

A Butte County fruit-processing facility has installed the largest solar water heating system ever in California, and earned a substantial rebate for its energy-saving measure.

 March 1, 2012
Educators, Businesses Unite to Address Need for Clean Energy Jobs

The CPUC estimates as many as 29,000 clean energy jobs will be needed in PG&E’s territory by 2020. Engineers, energy auditors, project managers, skilled contractors and demand-side energy efficiency experts—to name just a few—will all be called on to make commercial, industrial and agricultural buildings more energy efficient.

 February 27, 2012
Wind Developers Working to Lessen Impact of Turbines on Bats

Bats are killed in disturbing numbers by wind turbines. Any successful strategy to minimize the killing of migratory bats by modifying the siting or operation of commercial wind farms will thus be a win for the environment.

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