April 3, 2013 By Joseph Perkins Southern California Edison meets today with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. It hopes to persuade the feds to approve its proposed license amendment for San Onofre nuclear plant, which has been offline since January 2012 because of certain wear and tear on it...
Posts Tagged ‘Southern California Edison’Anti-nuke activists aim at San OnofreWednesday, April 3rd, 2013Crazifornia: Will it be Gov. Brownout?Wednesday, February 13th, 2013Feb. 13, 2013 By Laer Pearce On Jan. 31, the strained California electricity grid marked the one year anniversary of the shutting down of Unit 3 at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The reactor was taken off-line when pinhole leaks were discovered in water pipes that carry heated radioact... Solar power fries ratepayersSaturday, December 29th, 2012Dec. 29, 2012 By Joseph Perkins Most lawmakers in Sacramento have no idea who Robert K. Merton was. But they almost certainly are familiar with terms the late great American social scientist introduced into the popular lexicon, including “unintended consequences.” An apt example of ... Anti-nuke activists attack San OnofreFriday, June 29th, 2012June 29, 2012 By Joseph Perkins With San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station offline since January, Southern California Edison, the plant’s majority owner, launched an energy conservation campaign this week urging its customers to save power this summer. San Onofre’s two reactors, out of ... ‘Grassroots’ Looks Like ThisTuesday, January 17th, 2012 Katy Grimes: TIME magazine recently announced the 2011 Person of the Year was "the Protestor." American protestors conjure up all kinds of images, from the Occupy Wall Street Protestors, striking union nurses, teamsters, to university students occupying the library at UC Berkeley. The average Am... Chino Hills Anxious For PUC DecisionTuesday, January 3rd, 2012 Katy Grimes: The City of Chino Hills is gearing up for the next big battle in its fight with the Public Utility Commission and Southern California Edison over the Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project in Chino Hills - 200 foot electrical transmission towers that have been installed close to hom... Power Lines Fight Heads to Supreme CourtFriday, September 30th, 2011 SEPT. 30, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Next stop for Chino Hills in its fight against electricity transmission lines: the California Supreme Court. The Southern California bedroom community has spent more than $2 million fighting the lines constructed by Southern California Edison and approved by the C... Green Power Project Jolts CitizensWednesday, July 20th, 2011 JULY 20, 2011 By KATY GRIMES In the Southern California city of Chino Hills, there is a palpable anger spreading as the landscape is changing from bedroom community to industrial park. The bedroom community landscape now includes 200-foot electrical towers near homes, churches and parks. Th... |