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California Cuts Subsidies For Rooftop Solar
California Cuts Subsidies For Rooftop Solar
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
State utility regulators have approved a controversial proposal that will change how future owners of rooftop solar systems will be compensated for the excess power they produce that’s fed into the grid.
Reporter: Dan Brekke, KQED
After years of promising to do so, CalFire has released new, updated hazard maps to help Californians determine if they live in places that face increased wildfire risk. The interactive map was more than a decade in the making and comes after groups voiced criticism of CalFire, calling the department’s maps antiquated and “inexcusable.”
Reporter: Chris Nichols, CapRadio
Sea level rise poses a threat to California’s coastline. But we don’t often think about how rising water could push contaminants into neighborhoods, especially places near former military or industrial sites. Around half of those sites in California are located in the Bay Area.
Reporter: Ezra David Romero, KQED
Reporter: Dan Brekke, KQED
After years of promising to do so, CalFire has released new, updated hazard maps to help Californians determine if they live in places that face increased wildfire risk. The interactive map was more than a decade in the making and comes after groups voiced criticism of CalFire, calling the department’s maps antiquated and “inexcusable.”
Reporter: Chris Nichols, CapRadio
Sea level rise poses a threat to California’s coastline. But we don’t often think about how rising water could push contaminants into neighborhoods, especially places near former military or industrial sites. Around half of those sites in California are located in the Bay Area.
Reporter: Ezra David Romero, KQED
Released:
Dec 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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