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Ivanpah Solar Plant Remains Open, Despite Costing Ratepayers Money

California is keeping the Ivanpah solar plant operating due to “reliability” and the state’s “green” energy mandates, despite ...

Fix the electricity system in 2026 by returning to first principles

Electricity is not a policy construct. It is physics – and the physics have not changed since Michael Faraday and the steam ...
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A Navy admiral’s view of climate change and renewable energy | Column

Energy is power. It not only powers our way of life, but it is also a key component of national power. History is replete with examples. The Dutch harnessed the wind with windmills, powering the ...
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Holiday Lights and Steam Engines: Inside Sacramento’s Santa Train Tradition | Bartell's Backroads

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. — Good times and holiday spirit. That’s what the train fanatics at Sacramento Valley Live Steamers have been hauling behind them since 1972. Steam drifted across the tracks at ...