The City of Palo Alto, CA. has suspended its ban on natural gas hookups in new buildings. The article suggests it is doing so to avoid a costly lawsuit like that which occurred in Berkeley, when it and 70 other cities were forced to reverse their bans on new natural gas hookups.

The California Fire Code (CFC) has been updated to clarify language and significantly increase the maximum of aggregate Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for residences covered under CFC Chapter 12, section 1207.11.4.

With their latest rate hike effective January 1, 2024, PG&E is now California’s most expensive power provider. How does that impact larger custom homes?

Pacific Energy Advisors along with our MEP engineering design partner Monterey Energy Group, were recently asked to investigate the state of Hydrogen Energy Storage Systems (HESS) for the residential and light commercial markets. In our global search for where the technology stands, we found a few pioneering companies with emerging technologies that have the potential to impact these markets, but one stood out like a lighthouse in the Monterey Bay fog.