Washington Post California is the state that most depends on the sun for energy. It survived the eclipse without losing any.Washington PostElectric grid operators at the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), which delivers 80 percent of the electricity in a state that has more solar energy capacity than every other state in the country combined,…

MarketWatch Buffett encounters rare miss as Sempra Energy strikes deal to buy OncorMarketWatchBuffett had forged a tentative agreement to purchase the power-transmission company out of bankruptcy court from Energy Future Holdings Corp., the erstwhile TXU Corp., for $9 billion. The transaction would have marked one of the larger acquisitions for …Fine Print in Sempra’s Energy Deal…

New York Times Sempra Bid Tops Buffett and Singer in Race for Energy FutureNew York TimesWith its $9.45 billion takeover bid for Energy Future, Sempra appears to have gained a utility that has tried unsuccessfully for years to sell itself. Should its proposal win approval from Texas regulators and a bankruptcy court judge, Sempra will…

Bloomberg Switch to Renewables Won’t End the Geopolitics of EnergyBloombergIn another sign that the age of fossil fuels is waning, the California State Senate has passed a bill to commit the state to use 100 percent renewable energy for power by 2045. Other states and cities — including Massachusetts, Chicago and Atlanta …California can prove…

DesMoinesRegister.com Green buildings play key role in Iowa’s energy futureDesMoinesRegister.comGov. Kim Reynolds traveled to Washington, D.C. earlier this summer to give a presentation on Iowa’s role as a leader in energy innovation. Iowa is a rising energy star, thanks in part to Gov. Reynolds’ leadership, and it was a wonderful opportunity to …

CNN Trump celebrates solar eclipse by looking up without special viewing glassesWashington PostLike many Americans, President Trump on Monday gazed at the first solar eclipse in a century to cross the continental United States, coast to coast. But at one point he appeared to ignore precautions that scientists and doctors warned were necessary to …Yes, Donald…

New York Times A Solar Eclipse’sNew York TimesIn the days and hours leading up to Monday’s total solar eclipse, millions of people ventured to a spot on the path of totality hoping to catch a glimpse of the rare celestial event. Across the country, eclipse-watchers pointed their cameras at the sky …‘We are all just…

New York Times The Solar Eclipse: Highlights From Its Path Across the United StatesNew York TimesWeather may have been an obstacle to completing some solar research during the eclipse. • In Washington, where the sun was about 80 percent obscured, President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, took in the partial eclipse at the…

The Seattle Times Alaska Airlines flight offers dramatic view of solar eclipseThe Seattle TimesSee what totality looks like from the air: Seattle Times photographer Dean Rutz was on Alaska Airlines flight 0156, which was chartered for Monday’s solar eclipse. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times). In the view westward out of the left side of…

NJ.com Total solar eclipse 2017: Weather forecast for path of totalityABC NewsMillions of people in the United States are expected to be within the path of today’s total solar eclipse, when the moon moves between the sun and Earth and casts a dark shadow across our planet. But whether or not you see it depends…