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Updated Sept. 23 Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation providing more than $15 billion to reduce the impacts of the climate...

The California Independent System Operator leaders enabled a critical governance change that gives new powers to the Energy Imbalance Market...

The longstanding question over rooftop solar systems’ costs versus its benefits remained unanswered at the conclusion of testimony given during...

California’s groundbreaking 2016 Distributed Energy Resources Action Plan will be updated to better align rising levels of clean local renewables...

California’s goal to acquire massive amounts of new wind, solar, and storage won't be reached if the transmission needed to...

The rooftop solar industry announced a major step forward in its longstanding effort to bring down project installation costs with...

California has mandated its state power providers reach 60% renewables by 2030, but the Sacramento Municipal Utility District plans to...

California’s success at building utility-scale solar has lowered the value of local rooftop solar to the system, threatening its present...

Barriers to transmission needed for clean energy growth in California and across the country can be overcome, advocates told the...

by Herman Trabish The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion spending plan to make the U.S. power sector 100% clean energy by...

Distributed energy’s explosive growth makes integrating it in a way that supports the power system critical, according to a new...

California’s energy imbalance market had a good 2020. It passed $1 billion in total benefits, added two powerhouse participants, and...

Monday’s kickoff of California’s long-awaited proceeding to update net energy metering highlighted regulators’ dilemma of how to grow solar resources...

In the presidential candidates’ final debate, President Trump said Vice President Biden’s energy plan could cost tens of millions of...

Eight community choice aggregators are forming a procurement agency to jointly invest in much needed but neglected long duration energy...

California can achieve a zero-emissions economy by 2045 with existing technologies, but only if the state adds a lot more...

California policymakers are talking about legislation to fund a green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic-clobbered economy. The need for economic stimulus...

Distributed resources advocates across the country celebrated the 2-1 vote approving Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order 2222 for opening capacity,...