The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors officially announced the formation of the Coachella Valley Energy Commission in Tuesday’s meeting. Representation for the Coachella Valley has been long requested and will be tasked with providing immediate representation for the energy needs in parts of our valley. Leaders on both sides are calling this move a […]
There’s a heat wave in the Coachella Valley, which affects thousands of outdoor workers. Mario Chavarro is a local landscaper who has worked in the valley for decades, he says his team is used to hot temperatures. “Yesterday and today it’s really bad, I try to start early and finish early too, because I think […]
Imperial Irrigation District warned customers Monday to be prepared for the possibility of rotating outages between the hours of 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. IID said consumer conservation practiced on Sunday, September 6, in addition to IID’s procurement of energy resources from neighboring utilities helped the district avoid having to implement rotating outages that day. […]
Almost $1 million will be available to Riverside County agencies for the acquisition of equipment and materials intended to aid in offsetting the impacts of future “public safety power shutoffs,” thanks to a state grant accepted by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday. The California Office of Emergency Services’ PSPS Resiliency Grant, part of a funding […]
The Imperial Irrigation District is now offering free online do-it-yourself energy audits to help residential customers in the Coachella and Imperial and valleys save money on their electricity bills. The tool — MyEnergyXpert — allows customers to input information regarding energy use patterns by completing an online assessment in less than 10 minutes. The tool […]
It is a sign that home is not too far away, the wind turbines in the Coachella Valley are part of the desert landscape but the photogenic backdrop serves an important purpose. Randy Buckmaster works with the Palm Springs Midmill Tours and said visitors are interested to learn how the turbines work. He says the […]
