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The B.S. in Physics Returns to Sonoma State University!

Sonoma State University is proud to re-launch its Bachelor of Science in Physics, featuring a redesigned, student-centered curriculum available beginning Fall 2026. The revised program offers a rigorous physics foundation, small class sizes, close faculty mentorship, and flexible pathways that support timely graduation. Please see our degree programs page for more information.

March 6, 2017

How the Electric Grid Turned Upside Down

Geof Syphers
Sonoma Clean Power

Darwin 103
3:00 PM

The transition from coal and natural gas sources of electric power to wind and solar has utterly transformed how utilities think about the grid. The plan for how utilities will maintain grid reliability in the face of this transition flips everything upside down. Geof Syphers, CEO Sonoma Clean Power, will discuss how they are building an electric grid with less than 10 percent reliance on greenhouse gas emitting fuels by 2030.

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