• May 6, 2024
• Emily Brown
• Energy StrategyInsightSchools

Dr. Larry Freise, Assistant Superintendent of Business at Lancaster School District, is reticent to take credit for the success of his district’s energy program, despite admitting to being a “team of one” when it comes to bringing new projects …

• January 10, 2024
• Phil Villagomez
• InsightSchools

While many of us have been ringing in the new year, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and other state utilities have been ringing in significant new rate hikes.  PG&E has announced utility rate hikes of 13%, a slight relief …

• January 4, 2024
• Phil Villagomez
• InsightSchools

Does your school district have active solar PV systems?  If so, you will want to be aware of this new threat to your project’s long-term savings.

For many California school districts, the investments they have made in deploying solar PV …

• May 1, 2023
• Phil Villagomez
• Event

Panel Discussion (Webinar): Tuesday, May 16th @ 11 AM

Several regions in California are preparing for potential flooding, relative to the wet winter and significant snowpack levels. These flood events could have significant impacts on energy infrastructure such as solar …

• December 21, 2022
• David Burdick
• Insight

Proceedings have come to a conclusion around the future of distributed solar projects in California. On December 15^th, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) formally adopted the new Net Billing Tariff as a successor to the Net Energy …

• November 11, 2022
• David Burdick
• Insight

On November 10, 2022 the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released the latest version of a Proposed Decision to change California’s Net Energy Metering (NEM) program. Unfortunately, the implications are still devastating for new solar projects.

Background

As we have …

• August 17, 2022
• David Burdick
• Insight

Yesterday, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, a massive $750 bill healthcare, tax, and climate bill that some are calling “the largest climate investment in American history”. Included in this bill are several new and enhanced …

• March 1, 2022
• David Burdick
• Event

TerraVerde Energy is pleased to announce that we are proudly sponsoring The Climate Center’s Investing in Climate Action for Jobs, Health, and Equity webinar series. Coming up on March 23, Ali Chehrehsaz, our CEO, will be presenting as part of …

• February 17, 2022
• Robin Weldy
• Insight

The excitement and satisfaction of seeing those low electricity bills after the commissioning of a solar project can give way to shock and fear when you receive the first annual net energy metering (NEM) true-up bill. You might find yourself …

• February 14, 2022
• David Burdick
• EventSchools

TerraVerde is pleased to announce that we are proudly sponsoring and attending California’s Coalition for Adequate School Housing’s 2022 Annual Conference on School Facilities, February 23-25, 2022 at the Sacramento SAFE Credit Union Convention Center.

We’ll be exhibiting in Booth …