Tag Archives: California

This week's Barron's had an article discussing how stocks have performed during periods of rising interest rates. (See article here)  With utilities commonly thought of as a bond substitute, there was a bit of a discussion about the sector.  The article put out the interesting statistic that over

Back in March I talked about California's "duck curve". (see here)  One of the interesting side-effects (or challenges) of this situation will come to the forefront on August 21st, when a solar eclipse is scheduled to hit the country.  The large amount of solar capacity in place in California will

A gaping hole has been found in the spillway of the Oroville Dam in northern California.  It is the tallest dam in the US, at 770 feet.  There are some fantastic pictures out on the internet (see here and here for some)  Of course if there is a dam there is likely hydro power, and the Oroville Da