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| Apr. 19 |
San Jose |
SunPower buys solar rival — and avoids Trump’s tariffs| SunPower will buy SolarWorld Americas, in a sign of how the industry is reconfiguring itself to deal with the Trump's protectionist moves | |
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| Feb.5 |
South San Jose |
Attack on South Bay power station called 'terrorism'  Map of Metcalf substation San Jose| A debate is emerging over last April's sniper attack on a PG&E substation; a former regulator is calling it terrorism; the FBI does not believe | |
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| Nov.4 |
San Jose |
Another solar company in jeopardy SunPower has lost a lot of money -- about half of what the Energy Department loaned the company
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| Sep.30 |
San Jose |
SunPower scores $1.2 B federal loan DoE approved 4 more solar energy loan guarantees. SunPower is building a 250-megawatt solar plant in San Luis Obispo County
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| May.25 |
Google |
Google, Citibank invest in wind Google s partnering with Citigroup Inc. to help finance the Alta Wind Energy Center wind farm in California's Tehachapi Mountains
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| Apr.28 |
San Jose |
Total to buy majority stake in SunPower French oil giant Total plans to buy a controlling stake in San Jose-based SunPower (SPWRA), dominant solar panel manufacturer
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| Apr.19 |
Mountain View |
 PG&E to test pipelines in M-n View, Antioch Next month, PG&E will begin a series of pressure tests on its gas transmission pipelines, to insure the safety of its system
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| Apr.11 |
Google |
Google invests $168M in solar energy Google Inc. is investing $168 million in an alternative power project that aims to produce enough solar energy to light 140,000 homes
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| Oct.12 |
Google |
Google invests in wind power Google and a handful of other companies are investing in a proposed $5 billion network of underwater transmission lines along the East Coast
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| Apr.22 |
Milpitas |
SunPower to open plant| One of the nation's largest solar panel manufacturers, will be adding 100 jobs and occupy a building on the campus of Flextronics | |
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| Feb.11 |
San Jose |
SunPower will buy SunRay SunPower Corp. will buy one of its customers in Europe for $277 million, to build power plants across the continent
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| Jan.8 |
Google |
Google establishes energy subsidiary Its lawyers filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposing to 'act as a power marketer, purchasing electricity'
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| Apr.15 |
San Jose |
Boxer Seeks Energy Support California Democratic Sen. told more than 50 CEOs that they need to go to Washington if they want to help improve U.S. health
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| Apr.8 |
Applied Materials |
1 local solar firm building, 1 scaling back SunPower plans to build a power plant in Colorado; Applied Materials $1.9 billion solar equipment order had been scaled way back
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| Oct.10 |
Sunnyvale |
 Schwarzenegger Lauds Solar Parking Lot Amid a solar panel-covered parking lot Gov. dedicated the two-megawatt solar power system at the Applied Materials
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| May.30 |
San Jose |
Calpine rejects NRG offer, but leaves room Calpine Corp. rejected an unsolicited takeover bid from rival power wholesaler as too low, but left the window open to a possible combinatio...
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| Nov.27 |
Google |
Google's big bet on renewable energy Google is earmarking hundreds of millions of dollars in developing renewable energy, as part of an ambitious plan to clean the environment
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| Aug.27 |
San Jose |
Calpine Files Amended Reorganization Plan The plan promises greater recoveries for investors than previously projected, and Calpine Corp. said it could emerge from bankruptcy soon
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| Oct.17 |
Google |
Google To Run HQ On Solar Power The Internet search leader plans to convert its headquarters to run on solar power
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| Aug.15 |
San Jose |
Calpine losses mount
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| Jul.3 |
San Jose |
Calpine's 1Q loss widened to $589m Calpine is under bankruptcy protection. The revenue declined and reorganization costs mounted
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| Dec.20 |
San Jose |
Calpine Corp. Files For Bankruptcy| Struggling power generator filed for bankruptcy protection as it grapples with more than $17 billion in debt | |
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| Nov.29 |
San Jose |
CEO Cartwright, CFO have left Calpine| CEO Peter Cartwright, CFO obert D. Kelly have left the company in moves that will help financial challenges | |
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| Jun.21 |
South San Jose |
Power Plant Groundbreaking The controversial Metcalf Energy Center is due to come online in the summer of 2004
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