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What the wildfires tell us about the shortcomings of California’s electrical grid

Q&A with UCLA energy systems expert Eric Fournier In addition to the vast destruction they have caused, the wildfires that have engulfed California in recent weeks have laid bare serious…

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How to Fireproof California’s Electric Grid

CCSC’s Research Director Eric Fournier discusses fires and the energy grid.  “If there is a component failure on a portion of a line that has been buried it can take…

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CCSC Part of the Team Awarded $9M Grant for Blockchain-based Renewables Project

The project is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 64% and net grid electricity consumption by 96% for all project participants over a 25 year period.

Clean energy revolution may leave disadvantaged communities behind

Study finds affluent L.A. neighborhoods use more energy and reap greater benefits from government incentive programs

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UCLA Newsroom: Clean energy revolution may leave disadvantaged communities behind

Study finds affluent L.A. neighborhoods use more energy and reap greater benefits from government incentive programs.  The energy system, as it exists today, places a larger burden of cost on…

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LA Times Boiling Point: California’s clean energy programs are mainly benefiting the rich, CCSC study finds

Led by Eric Fournier, research director at UCLA’s California Center for Sustainable Communities, the team analyzed energy use data for every ZIP Code in Los Angeles County, home to more…