Renewable Properties Raises $30 Million to Accelerate Growth

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renewable Properties, a developer and investor of small-scale utility and community solar energy projects throughout the U.S., announces it has successfully raised $30 million from funds managed by CarVal Investors, a global alternative investment fund manager. Funds will be used to further develop Renewable Properties’ existing utility-scale solar...

As Wildfires Burn Across California, PG&E Shares Lifesaving Tips with Customers During National Preparedness Month

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The magnitude of California’s 2020 wildfire season is hard to comprehend. To date, CAL FIRE reports that more than 7,600 fires have scorched approximately 3.2 million acres this year in the Golden State – an area almost the size of Connecticut. And five 2020 fires – the August...

Ford Conservatives’ Attack on Democracy: CUPE Ontario Opposes Motion That Silences Public Debate

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a move the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario is calling “an attack on democracy”, Premier Doug Ford’s Conservatives have tabled a motion that would limit debate and public input over proposed bills in the legislature. “With this government’s recent history of pushing through legislation like Bill...