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Grid threats and higher costs, feds permit pipelines, Sempra utilities seek big rate increases
Federal regulators warn of strains on the grid from the ongoing drought, wildfire danger and likely intense bouts of heat this summer in California and the West. They also highlight the big...
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Climate Crisis
Gas & Electricity Costs Rise More, High Heat, Fires and Tight Supplies Likely
Californians are getting hit by continually soaring electric and gas utility bills, including from rising gas prices, escalating transmission costs,...
Gov’s Revised Budget Adding $9.5B to Climate Programs Met with Little Enthusiasm
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed May revise of the state budget would hike state spending on clean energy, emissions reductions and...
Air Regulators Pitch Heavy Use of Carbon Capture to Slash Emissions by 2045
The California Air Resources Board’s draft update of its plan to cut greenhouse gases in the state would allow a...
Wind Blows in the Sails of Offshore Wind
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management finalized its environmental review of a potential 1.6 GW of floating wind turbines...
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Grid threats and higher costs, feds permit pipelines, Sempra utilities seek big rate increases
Federal regulators warn of strains on the grid from the ongoing drought, wildfire danger and likely intense bouts of heat...
Read morePlan to cut carbon is panned, grants fund clean affordable homes and EVs, NEM back in play
California air regulators release their draft master blueprint for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For the first time, it coves a...
Read moreSo Cal utilities’ earnings sink, Diablo extension fraught with challenges, 1st gen battery decommissioned
The first quarter earnings of Sempra Energy and Edison International fall with their utility affiliates keeping them in the black....
Read morePG&E reports flush earnings, Atonement for coal, Economists pose affordable solar roof strategies
Pacific Gas & Electric’s parent earnings in the first quarter of this year were far above those of the previous...
Read moreStates get more say in transmission, solar investigation is bad news for the market, bills ease access to bonds
Federal energy regulators plan to give California and other states a bigger role in regional transmission planning that accommodates rising...
Read moreWar’s impact on CA energy, Higher grid costs, State’s big EV plans
California's clean energy goals could be at risk if long-term commitments are made to natural gas infrastructure as part of...
Read moreBills advance a clean grid, CPUC okays SoCalGas fine, unpaid bill pilot and heat pump subsidy
Legislation seeking to increase the pay of installers of rooftop solar panels to ensure a just clean energy transition, speed...
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