solar

Can Solar Save the World?

Solar City Chairman Elon Musk in Sun Valley Idaho, July 2015. Photo by Thomas Hawk / CC. While he's famous for supercars and rockets, his innovations in the energy marketplace may prove to be his biggest win.

Bill McKibben: “The energy revolution, instead of happening piecemeal, over decades, could take place fast enough to actually help an overheating planet.”

A Santa Cruz Power Authority?

Solar panels in Santa Cruz. Hilltromper photo.

March 6, 2013—A new sustainable energy model is gathering steam in these parts. Santa Cruz County yesterday inched closer to an important study of Community Choice Aggregation.

Solar Lighthouse

The Lighthouse soaks in it's last rays of the day. Photo by Jun on Flickr.

March 3, 2013—Sandbar Solar and Electric, a local company that's been installing commercial and residential systems here and throughout the state since 2004, uses an image of Lighthouse Point on its website and in its other materials.

Cabrillo Offers Solar Power Degree

The Solari Tech Center at Cabrillo. Photo by Morin Corporation.

March 5, 2013—Cabrillo College this week announced a new energy management program focused on solar energy and other renewables.