Challenges and Opportunites for Home Decarbonization
A new report issued by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) highlights innovative strategies to reduce carbon emissions in existing U.S. housing stock.
September 27, 2023
Multi-Property Microgrids and “Own Use”
EcoBlock’s Dr. Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier gave a presentation to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on multi-property microgrids and their relation to the “Own Use” exemption under Public Utilities Code Section 218.
February 24, 2021
New EcoBlock White Paper Looks at Regulatory Policies and Microgrid Development in California
The paper, titled “The EcoBlock Project and the “Own Use” Exemption under Public Utilities Codes Section 218 – A Way Forward for Privately Operated Microgrids,” examines the “own use” exemption in section 218 of the Public Utilities Code and explores its potential and limitations in the context of microgrids and recent California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) action.
February 18, 2021
EcoBlock Featured at American Planning Association Conference in San Francisco
The EcoBlock team presented the project at the 2019 National Planning Conference as an example of a net-zero community.
August 19, 2019