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On "Modular" Off-grid Home Electrical Wiring
As a homeowner who sets up an off-grid solar panel system for home use, one realizes it is a pain to have an extension cord snaking its way into the living room through an almost-closed window. As long as Harbor …
Do San Diegans Lose Simple Majority Franchise Right If Prop. 16 Passes?
Recent advertising in favor of Proposition 16 state that if the PG&E-sponsored constitutional amendment passes, then Californians get the right to a 2/3 vote on creating municipal public utilities. But it appears that voters in the City of San Diego …
Energy News: CPUC Approves SDG&E 2010 Energy Recovery at $827 Million
No Impact Yet on Net Energy Metering Customers as FERC QFs The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is adopting the projected 2010 power generation and purchasing cost for San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E;) at $827.956 million under SDG&E;'s …
DJIA and Catastrophe Theory: Sun Wu Tzu says When on Death Ground, Caution...
Since the onset of the Crash of 2008, I have been warning on an irregular basis that all of the old economic models BC (Before Crash) have to be tossed out or substantially re-worked as to their assumptions, especially the …
SDG&E Wildfire Billings (WEBA) Update
The Wildfire Expense Balancing Account (WEBA) application by SDG&E, PG&E and SCE will proceed to a meet-&-confer for all parties at a "mutually convenient date in April" according to a recent SCE update filed with the California Public Utilities Commission …
Why I Am Voting “NO” on Proposition 16, Not Needed as a Constitutional Amendment
There will be a battle for supremacy in California this year, and the tide of battle will turn on the vote for or against Proposition 16. Proposition 16 is a proposed constitutional amendment that will revise the fundamental structure of …
Sen. Feinstein, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, and the Sunrise Powerlink
Senator Dianne Feinstein's recent interest in Sunrise Powerlink project did startle a few people hear in San Diego County. Feinstein has apparently reached out to County Supervisor Dianne Jacob after the local supervisor expressed surprise at Feinstein's staff-supplied statement that …
ISO-Ordered SDG&E Blackout Reveals Grid Vulnerability
ISO Cites Residential Risk of No Backup Power Generation According to Onell Soto, nearly a million people had their power cut by San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E;) early yesterday to avoid "an uncontrolled West Coast blackout" that could …
The Freedom of Information Act and the Fed Discount Window
Most of us had never heard of the Federal Reserve Discount Window until the Crash of 2008. Ordinarily, very few banks had to use the access to ready cash that a discount window facility was empowered to loan. There are …
Sempra Energy cutting jobs?
Word comes this morning that Sempra Energy, with revenues falling in 2009 to only $8 billion down from around $11 billion each for 2007 and the Crash of 2008, is cutting jobs at corporate by shifting responsibilities down to its …
So What Happened to the $139 Million in Undocumented HUD Loans?
A recent story by Don Bauder (Too Much Conflict, Too Much Interest) had me looking at a lawsuit against THE CITY, where I found mention that THE CITY was informed of PLAINTIFF'S discussions with HUD. From the lawsuit: "32. In …
On Keeping 3+ CFL Bulbs Burning Free For Life
One of the nice things about being one of the last subscribers to our dapper daily newspaper is that the senior analyst here get coupons. The free flashlight coupon from Harbor Freight has my attention. When I get there, I …
Almost Time to Fire Up the Encanto Gas Holder Shredder at SDG&E
In 2001, San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) entered into a Voluntary Cleanup Agreement with the California Department of Toxic Substance Control. The reason for the VCA was to get a handle on numerous complaints of improper asbestos handling …
Biology Notes
With today's warmer weather, the bees are out in force in the orange blossoms. Hopefully not all blossoms will produce oranges, or there is the fear that limbs will snap off from the weight later in the year. Three falcons …
Analysis of SDG&E WEBA Application to CPUC and Supporting Arguments (Part I)
In 2007, several wildfires raged through San Diego County. Many acres were burned, and several victims were killed or injured. Many others were forced to evacuate their homes and communities. The net result of those wildfires were many claims of …
Complexity as Necessary to Advance All Financial Fraud
Do you remember when the only things one could invest in were stocks and bonds? That, and maybe some ponies in claiming races if business at the track wasn't too rich and risky for one's constitution. I was hoping that …
Ramona Grass-roots Advocacy Group Opposes SDG&E WEBA Application now before CPUC
WEBA Approval by CPUC = “Limitless” Higher Utility Rates The Mussey Grade Road Alliance is opposing the Wildfire Expense Balancing Account (WEBA) application submitted by San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E;) and other investor owned utilities (“IOUs”) to the …
SDG&E WEBA Plan Opposed by CPUC Consumer Protection & Safety Division
Nicholas Sher, attorney for consumer protection and safety at the California Public Utilities Commission, is opposing the application by San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) and other investor-owned utilities (“IOUs”) to pass on wildfire legal expenses onto consumers through …
SDG&E to Seize Sunrise Powerlink Land by Eminent Domain
Nearly 40 of 60 Lots in Dispute on a Route still in Court over Environmental Concerns Onell Soto reported in today's Sunday paper that San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E;) has begun eminent domain proceedings against some lot owners …
“100s” of Ideas on SDG&E Wildfires Presented but None to Address Power Lines as Yet-To-Be Underground Sources
A short blurb in Saturday's daily paper disclosed that hundreds of ideas have been suggested as possible remedies or aids to make the San Diego Gas and Electric Company's plan to cut power to county residents during the threat of …