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EV Promo from Peninsula Clean Energy

Peninsula Clean Energy is again offering a popular electric vehicle (EV) discount program that saves thousands of dollars for San Mateo County residents through a partnership with seven participating local auto dealers.  The program combines guaranteed savings from dealerships with Peninsula Clean Energy rebates of $1,000 for all-electric cars or $700 for plug-in hybrids.  The time-limited discounts are available from October 1 through December 31, 2019.

Preparing for a Public Safety Power Shutoff

With PG&E's Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events this week affecting 30 counties in the state, many of us have been thinking about what we'd do and how best to prepare in the event our power is shut off.  As posted by our friends at KQED, we found this to be useful and wanted to share with the community:

Oct. 10 Kings Fire in Brisbane

Thankfully, yesterday's wind conditions were extremely mild at no more than 10 mph when a fire broke out on San Bruno Mountain at 10:50am.  As we watch the headlines coming out of Southern California, strong Santa Ana winds have resulted in a much different result after a fire broke out last night in Sylmar, the northernmost neighborhood of Los Angeles, which at the time of this posting, has burned 7.3 sq. miles and is 0% contained.

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