California’s power system has an infamous problem. Solar projects produce more electricity than is needed during the day but too little to satisfy demand at night. So the state’s major utilities are developing new electricity rates to encourage their largest customers to shift to using more power during those hours of sunny abundance.

On March 1, Pitzer Student Senate passed a resolution to support phasing out large industrial gas boilers in Southern California, including at Pomona College and Harvey Mudd College, after Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) did the same on Feb. 19. 

Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy.

Agoura Hills backs clean manufacturing transition with support for zero-emission industrial boilers Rules 1146x, requiring zero-emissions industrial boilers for manufacturers and large facilities, can slash smog-forming pollution, improve health of nearby communities Agoura Hills, CA

CSULB becomes the first CSU to adopt alternative technology that will reduce the amount of emissions produced that are harmful to breathe.

Claremont McKenna College and Scripps College passed resolutions this month to support phasing out large industrial gas boilers in Southern California. The schools join Pomona College and Pitzer College in showing their support for the cause, whose student governments passed similar resolutions in February and March, respectively.

Fossil fuels power industrial heating. California can transition to more efficient and cleaner equipment.

City backs clean manufacturing standards that protect health, create jobs, and strengthen the regional economy

In a move to protect public health and reduce climate pollution, the Culver City Council unanimously passed a resolution at the May 11, 2026 meeting in support of amending rules 1146 and 1146.1 to promote the adoption of zero-emissions industrial boilers in the Los Angeles region.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) zero-emission standard for boilers and water heaters, rejecting an industry challenge to a landmark clean air rule that will clean up pollution from industrial and commercial equipment.

California has been trying to phase out natural gas in homes and businesses for years, despite federal pushback. State officials just got reinforcements.