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Criminal Investigation of Another Big Fire Possibly Sparked by PG&E
Pacific Gas & Electric faces potential criminal liability again, this time for likely starting the Mosquito Fire in Placer and El Dorado counties, which burnt 76,781 acres, destroyed 78 structures and damaged...
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Climate Crisis
New Fossil Free Energy Laws Added to the Books
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed more energy bills to increase clean electricity resources in California, many with an emphasis on improving...
CA Bans Sale of Gas Heating and Cooling Appliances, Others May Be Included
California is the first state in the U.S. to prohibit the purchase of natural gas-fueled water heaters, furnaces and air...
Push to Postpone Closure Dates of Aging Coastal Power Plants, Once Again
A committee made up of energy, and coastal agency, and grid operator officials is calling for extending the lives of...
State Regulators End 50-Year Long Gas Line Hookup Subsidies
The California Public Utilities Commission voted 5-0 to end ratepayer-funded subsidies for natural gas line extensions to new homes and...
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Gas appliance sales ban, FERC proposes cybersecurity perks, Protests over bill to OK 100B for burying wires
California sets another first this week: becoming the first state in the nation to ban the sales of gas-fueled water...
Read moreNo more gas hookup subsidies, CEC focuses on alt batteries, new laws to reduce heat impacts
California is the first state in the nation to completely do away with ratepayer-funded subsidies for natural gas line hookups...
Read moreBills near the finish line, Call for conservation, Diablo extension poses risks but Gov plans $1.4 B loan, ignores options
The push to keep Diablo Nuclear Plant online troubles nuclear watchdogs. Union of Concerned Scientist Ed Lyman warns an extension...
Read moreEasing diesel’s way, Cutting gas subsidies, Promising offshore wind, Debating Diablo dilemma
With one hand, California embraces a clean grid, but many projects are years in the making. With the other hand,...
Read moreCA 1st to okay EV submetering, Regulators add rate affordability, Utility earnings mixed
The California Public Utilities Commission requires utilities and regulatory rate proposals to incorporate social justice metrics, creating a framework to...
Read moreDiablo extension vs. cleanup, Extreme events mean extreme actions, Gov. demands more emissions cuts
Pacific Gas & Electric Corp’s second quarter earnings dip. Financial analysts probe company officials about their plans for the Diablo...
Read moreNRC focuses on Diablo closure, not extension, CPUC staff tout demand flexibility potential, New transmission coming to AZ-CA desert
The push by Pacific Gas & Electric and the Governor to keep the aging Diablo nuclear power plant online does...
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