Clean energy showcase
Los Gatos resident Justin Liu was among the winners of Silicon Valley Clean Energy’s (SVCE) Electric Showcase Awards for his efforts to go electric in her home.
All 16 winners were recognized by the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors on Oct. 2.
The Sunnyvale-based clean energy aggregator received more than 150 applications for this year’s awards from Santa Clara County residents and small business owners. The winners include 13 homeowners, an apartment complex, a reform synagogue and a hair salon.
Many of the winners utilized rebates available through SVCE with state and federal incentives to help cover the costs of upgrading to heat pumps, induction cooktops, electric vehicle chargers and other technologies. Some have begun by replacing older gas appliances as they burn out, while others have gone fully electric.
Opera lecture
The San Jose Opera Guild is hosting a Nov. 1 lecture on “Omar,” the 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner for music by Rhiannon Giddens, with a libretto by Michael Abels. Lecturer Leonard Hayes, principal pianist for the Los Angeles Opera’s West Coast premiere of “Omar,” will discuss the story behind the opera, in which a well-educated African Muslim is abducted by slavers and sold in Charleston, SC. After many tribulations, he ends up with a kind master who encourages him to write his autobiography.
The lecture is set for 10 a.m.- noon at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, 14855 Oka Road. It’s free for opera guild and JCC members and $10 for non-members. Bring ID for admittance.
Source: www.mercurynews.com