Rob Nikolewski

Controversial legislation on rooftop solar in California passes through its first committee hearing -- but its major provision has been scrapped: https://t.co/TrEzdI8dyd @sdut #solarpanels

SDG&E predicts it can save customers money by eliminating its regional energy efficiency programs ... but the California Public Utilities Commission will have the final say: https://t.co/MdEvOaratL @sdut @SDGE @californiapuc @UtilityReform @CAgovernor #utilities

California spending $500 million for 1,000 zero-emissions school buses ... 12 school districts in San Diego County will get a portion: https://t.co/d5MEsPiGEU @sdut @AirResources @sdschools @CAgovernor @reason

In case you missed, Gov. Gavin Newsom sent to a letter to the California Energy Commission as two refineries in the state announce they are closing: https://t.co/STXOQU7ArJ @sdut

Is Gavin Newsom changing his tune about oil companies in the wake of two refineries announcing plans to shut operations in CA?: https://t.co/STXOQU88hh @sdut @CAgovernor @CalEnergy @ValeroEnergy @Phillips66 @GasBuddyGuy @StillwaterDave @APIenergy @ConsumerWD @J_GallagherAD3

Replacing utility poles with underground power lines keeps growing in San Diego neighborhoods, as part of a $54 million-per-year collaboration between the city and SDG&E: https://t.co/UCWOKIzYdE @sdut @SDGE @CityofSanDiego #utilities #powerlines

Tesla sales in San Diego County have taken a tumble so far this year: https://t.co/79c9QT7JQY @sdut @tesla @edmunds @Wedbush #EVs

In case you missed it, a Caltrans pilot program looks at replacing the state's gasoline excise tax with a fee that would charge drivers based on the miles they travel: https://t.co/yp2haxJVM7 @CaltransHQ

Caltrans is crunching the numbers from a pilot program looking into one of the most touchy subjects in California: Whether drivers in the state should pay a per-mile fee https://t.co/yp2haxJVM7 @sdut @CaltransHQ @LAO_CA @jim_desmond @PacificResearch #mileagetax

Another California refinery bites the dust? Valero says it will "idle, restructure or cease" operations of its facility in Northern California by April 2026: https://t.co/NsDIvkagCQ @sdut @ValeroEnergy @CalEnergy @CAgovernor @GasBuddyGuy @Phillips66 #oil

The Trump administration and California officials are banging heads over the Golden State's cap and trade program: https://t.co/Qq8Z1hUnYU @sdut @AirResources @realDonaldTrump @WhiteHouse @AGRobBonta #capandtrade

There's plenty of uncertainty about the effects of the Trump tariffs on cars and trucks ... but with prices expected to rise, some San Diego customers are buying now: https://t.co/srwCJbKYaR @sdut @edmunds @GMC @Wedbush #autoindustry #tariffs

The San Diego Solar Equity Program will pay all or almost all the costs of a home installation to city of SD who qualify. See if you meet the income qualifications: https://t.co/5pv00Yaa6O @sdut @SDGE @CityofSanDiego @EnergyCenter

Average gas prices in the San Diego area have gone up 21 cents in last nine days. What's going on?: https://t.co/0uM3ign6iG @sdut @GasBuddyGuy @GasBuddy @AAASoCal @CalEnergy @USCMarshall

With EV mandates looming, the Helix Water District has started constructing an $11 million project to transition its flee to zero-emission vehicles: https://t.co/YBXk8yN9aD @sdut @helixwater @AirResources @SDGE #EVs #ElectricVehicles

The state of California is spending $100 million to track methane plumes and greenhouse gas emissions by satellite: https://t.co/iPORIKhqAM @sdut @AirResources @CAgovernor @EPA @epaleezeldin @NASAJPL @carbonmapper @PlanetLabsDevs

It's been five years since the COVID-19 lockdowns. For many small businesses in the San Diego area, it was devastating while others got through OK. My Union-Tribune colleague Roxana Popescu and I take a look: https://t.co/ZbH6TxKCMr @sdut #COVID #pandemic #lockdowns