Free Home Energy Scores for Davis Homeowners!
City of Davis and Cool Davis Launch Free Home Energy Score Pilot Program The City of Davis, in partnership with Cool Davis, is excited to announce the launch of the Home Energy Score Pilot Program, a new initiative offering 50 Davis households a free Home…
Yolo Energy Partnership Supports Residents
Yolo Energy Partnership Resource Fair Brings Energy Savings and Resilience to Yolo County The Yolo Energy Partnership (YEP) connected residents, local organizations, and sustainability advocates at the Energy & Resilience Resource Fair on October 18, 2025, held at the RISE, Inc. Community Room in Esparto….
Federal Energy Tax Credits Expire 2025: CA Incentives Still Available
A Guide to Clean Energy Incentives Before Key Deadlines As of July 2025, many clean energy Federal incentives that have helped Americans cut home energy bills, electrify transportation, and develop renewable power are expiring or changing under new federal legislation signed earlier this month. However,…
Celebrate Sun Day – Sept. 21 in Davis
Celebrating Sun Day in Davis Sun Day, September 21, 2025 An invitation from Yolo Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice What is Sun Day? Sun Day is a day of action on September 21, 2025, celebrating the power of clean energy. The purpose of Sun Day…
Cool Connections Survey and More
Cool Davis is conducting a number of activities to connect more deeply with the community we serve. We hope you will participate in something that has meaning for you, and gives us feedback as well. There may be a program or upcoming information session that…
Don’t Miss Out: Federal Home Energy Incentives Expire Soon!
Don’t Miss Out: Federal Home Energy Incentives Expire Soon! Plan Now. Save Big. Go Electric: A Guide to Clean Energy Federal Tax Credits Before Key Deadlines As of July 2025, many clean energy Federal incentives that have helped Americans cut home energy bills, electrify transportation,…
Home Energy Advising Session – The Time is Now
Plan Now. Save Big. Go Electric. Time is running out to take advantage of valuable home energy incentives expiring this year! Whether you’re considering a heat pump, induction stove, solar panels, or full home electrification, now is the time to act. Cool Davis Make a…
UC Davis Fossil Fuel Free Pathway Plan Draft Open to Comments
“The UC Davis Fossil-Fuel Free Pathway Plan, or Plan, outlines a pathway for the UC Davis enterprise to eliminate 95 percent of 2019 levels of fossil-fuel use from university operations by 2040. University operations are comprised of fossil-fuel combusted and used onsite, which generates Scope…
City Celebrates Community Solar Achievement, Proposes More Renewables
Peregrine School April 20 2022
Per Capita Davis: New report on world energy outlook
There are several highly reputable organizations tracking the science of the climate crisis and issuing regular reports. Probably the best known of these is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change at the United Nations. Another, right up there at the top in terms of reputation…
Per Capita Davis: It’s time to think about building decarbonization
“Decarbonization,” a word so new my computer keeps trying to spell check it to something else, defines what some have called the next frontier in California’s fight against the climate crisis. The focus for reducing greenhouse gas emissions has been largely dominated by discussions over…
Per Capita Davis: Some good news for a change
Spring has sprung and its time for some good news for a change on the climate front. First, maybe a new approach will help solve the issue of where to locate solar panels. Some people (fewer now) complain that they are unsightly and don’t want…
John Garamendi: Climate change won’t wait
Climate change is not a future problem — it’s a now problem. In California, we’re already feeling the effects. Drought threatens the viability of our agricultural industry, which Is not just a huge contributor to our economy but feeds the nation and the world. Hot…
Per Capita Davis: The climate crisis is on the ballot
This column finds its way into the print version of The Davis Enterprise the first and third Wednesday of each month, meaning that it will land in your driveway on Nov. 7, the day after the election. I can’t tell you how many past elections…
Per Capita Davis: One step forward, two steps back
It seems the news on most topics around the globe alternates between scary and hopeful. The Climate Crisis is no exception. I’m not sure if we are on a “one step forward, two steps backwards” trajectory or a “two steps forward, one step backwards” journey….
Per Capita Davis: There are some positive signs for renewables
My inbox gets filled with articles and information that’s interesting and important, but which doesn’t rise to the level of a 900-word column. Here are three of those items. But will they vote? Back in May, the Conservative Energy Network sponsored a poll conducted by…
100% Renewable Energy for CA with SB100
With the beginning of a new California Assembly session this month, Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de Leon will likely focus attention on his bill SB100. The 100% clean, renewable electricity bill passed in the Senate last May would accelerate California’s current mandate to achieve…
Per Capita Davis: These companies mean business
Crossposted from the Davis Enterprise From page A9 | November 15, 2017 There’s been an avalanche of news recently about the current discussions in Bonn, Germany, about the climate crisis. Leaders of all of the countries of the world are gathered to follow up on the…
Per Capita Davis: Tour the country for heartening energy-saving news
Crossposted from the Davis Enterprise Still engaged in an internal fight between optimism and pessimism about the climate crisis, I took an online tour around the country to see if We the People are all in on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. Examples of what I found…
Per Capita Davis: Good news for local solar power
April 19, 2017 By John Mott-Smith Crossposted the Davis Enterprise page A10 This column is primarily about rooftop solar in Yolo County, but before we get to that, there have been at least two interesting announcements from the tech world recently in terms of the future…
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