Last month, the Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) signed a 25-year contract with Hydrostor for the construction of a compressed-air energy storage facility.
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Green Tip: Gardens as watersheds
The recent storms in the Santa Barbara area led to devastating floods and resulted in an important amount of debris and pollution on local beaches that washed off in the ocean.
It’s time to go solar!
On December 15th, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted to approve changes to solar net energy metering, and passed a new billing plan, NEM 3.0.
Green Tip: Decarbonization and Home Electrification
As a part of our mission to help our community transition to a more sustainable lifestyle, we are opening the conversation on home electrification.
Green Tip: Eco-friendly gift wrapping
Only 58 days until Christmas, can you believe it? Now that we have shared with you a list of thoughtful and environmentally-friendly gift ideas, we would like to share some tips on how to sustainably wrap them.
Mindful gifts
The Holiday season is right around the corner, and soon we will all be thinking of gift ideas for our loved ones. Now, did you know that Americans produce 25% more waste during the holidays than any other time of the year?
Green Tip: Choosing a heating and cooling system
If, like us and many Santa Barbarians, you thought that Santa Barbara’s mild and always temperate climate was making air conditioning systems superfluous...
Green Tip: Laundry Detergent Sheets
Each year, over 700 million plastic laundry jugs are dumped into landfills across North America. Did you know that about 90% of your detergent is actually water?
The Inflation Reduction Act: A major step forward in tackling climate change
On August 16th 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act. This act aims at fighting climate change...
Green Tip: Electronic Waste Management
Electronics, such as our smartphones, laptops, smartwatches, or TVs are so integrated into our daily life that most of us rarely think about the waste they produce...
Why home battery makers are moving away from Cobalt, and why you should too.
Batteries for storing solar energy have recently gained a surge in popularity...
Community Choice Clean Energy: deciphering your new electric bill
Over the past few months, eligible residents of Barbara County have had the opportunity...