There are good reasons to reestablish the Redding Electric Utility (REU) Citizens’ Advisory Board. One example: That Board could study and advise Council, as requested, on impacts of the successor solar tariff and the Stillwater Park 100-megawatt solar farm… Continue Reading
The Wintu Audubon Chapter recently sponsored an excellent presentation highlighting the newly released report titled “California Birds in a Changing Climate”. Like most climate science these days, the takeaways were alarming. The findings: Two-thirds of North American birds studied- 389… Continue Reading
On Wed., Dec. 18, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Caldwell Meeting Room at City Hall there will be a ‘listening’ session to consider Redding’s new affordable housing initiative. With funding from the SB2 Affordable Homes and Jobs Act,… Continue Reading
City of Redding housing policy initiatives deserve close attention. 2nd unit regulation is up for change, driven by generously funded regulatory mandates. We are witnessing the State’s attempt to address the housing crisis via forced, but well-funded deregulation. The State… Continue Reading
A few words about the net metering issue, downtown Redding’s new parking plan, and REU’s (Redding Electric Utility) solar plus battery projects. It’s a ‘connect the dots’, straw-to-gold kind of thing. Here are the dots: 1) Two major new electric… Continue Reading
Welcome to the age of electrons and the era of electronification. Dawn of the age of electrons occurred in 2006, when California approved a sweeping new energy sector roadmap. 14 years later, daybreak begins with the 2020 Zero Net Energy… Continue Reading
Our local democratic institutions were designed like a four cylinder engine. Unfortunately, our local engine of government putters on two cylinders. One cylinder is missing, another isn’t firing as intended. One result: Sub-optimal performance and insufficient tax base for public… Continue Reading
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