Auction for 4.5 GW of Floating Wind Turbines Off CA Coast Launched
Bidding for federal leases for 4.5 GW of offshore wind turbines beyond the coasts of Humboldt Bay and Morro Bay...
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Jury Rejects Fired CPUC Director’s Whistleblower Claim
A California jury sided with the California Public Utilities Commission Dec. 2, rejecting former Executive Director Alice Stebbins complaint that...
Read moreSolar Developers Say Finding that Southeast Asia PV Panels Are Dumped Harms U.S. Solar Growth
Half of the companies manufacturing solar modules in Southeast Asia imported to this country were found to have used Chinese...
Read moreCPUC Puts Utility Gas Project Reviews on Par with those of Electricity Projects
Large utility natural gas pipeline and compressor station projects will be subject to regulatory and environmental scrutiny under a new...
Read moreEnsuring Overburdened Communities Benefit from Fossil Free Transportation Investments
The California Energy Commission aims to better measure if and whether people living in struggling polluted communities actually benefit from...
Read moreCPUC Proposes Permits and Environmental Reviews for Big Natural Gas Projects
California gas utilities for the first time would be required to seek state permits in order to build new natural...
Read morePG&E Reaping $1B From Feds to Keep Diablo Plant Online Faces Push Back
The U.S. Department of Energy conditionally awarded Pacific Gas & Electric $1.1 billion to extend the life of its 2.2...
Read moreCivil Rights Group Sues over CA’s Ban on Gas-Fueled Vehicle Sales
The California Air Resources Board’s rules phasing out in-state sales of new gas powered cars and pick up trucks by...
Read moreCPUC Approves New $1B Utility Electric Vehicle Spending Plan
State utility regulators unanimously signed off on a transportation electrification plan Nov. 17 that directs utilities’ proposed investments in electric...
Read moreRegulators Project More Emission Cuts, Renewables and Electric Vehicles
The California Air Resources Board’s proposed update to its greenhouse gas reduction plan, released Nov. 16, expects an acceleration of...
Read moreKlamath Dam Removals are a Go
Federal regulators gave the final green light Nov. 17 for the removal of the dams on the Lower Klamath River....
Read moreCommunity Choice’s Renewable and Storage Deals Exceed 11 GW
Community choice aggregators in California added 1,400 MW of new renewable deals this year, to reach more than 11,225 MW...
Read moreGlick May Lose Position at FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Rick Glick may be out at the end of the year because Sen. Joe Manchin...
Read moreUtility Regulators Pitch Cutting Big Fixed Fees on Small Solar Units
California utility regulators’ proposal to increase the costs of small solar rooftops and lower payments for excess power sent to...
Read moreVoters Defeat Millionaire Tax Providing Billion$ for EVs and Fire Fighting
Proposition 30 was rejected by 59.1% of the voters Nov. 8, although polls projected that it would be a close...
Read moreUptick in Solar Roofs on Less Well to Do Dwellings
While California utility regulators’ controversial proposal to raise the cost of small solar rooftops on the basis of equity claims...
Read moreDaily Energy Costs $100M in September
The September heat storm drove up the average daily energy costs for ratepayers in the California grid operators’ market to...
Read moreRegulators Raise Utilities’ Cost of Capital, add $400 M to Ratepayer Tab
The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday voted 4-1 against dropping the three electric investor-owned utilities’ cost of capital for...
Read moreEarnings in the Black for Sempra, San Diego Gas & Electric
Unlike PG&E Corp. and Edison International, Sempra Energy reported positive earnings from July through September. Sempra reported $485 million in...
Read moreEdison International Sees Loss but Revenue Hike Lessens Impact
Edison International reported a net loss of $128 million, or $0.33 per share, because of its wildfire liability. That is...
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