California Policy Makers and Grid Operator Work to Advance Energy Storage
With the growing demand for energy storage to help decarbonize the grid and balance out intermittent renewable resources, the California...
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Transmission Planning Must Reflect High Electrification Levels, Agencies Say
The state energy agencies and the grid operator are working to meld their approaches to transmission planning in light of...
Read moreDOE Extends Deadline for Slice of its $6B Nuclear Plant Subsidy
The U.S. Department of Energy extended by two months its application deadline for part of the $6 billion in federal...
Read moreTurning Tesla Batteries into Virtual Power Plants
The output of customers’ Tesla Powerwall batteries will be aggregated and used by Pacific Gas & Electric to help lower...
Read moreDWR Given Lead on Managing Summer Energy Landscape
Updated June 30, 7 PM The governor signed an energy budget bill approved by the Senate and Assembly July 29—which...
Read moreBudget Bill May Fund Diablo Nuclear Plant Extension, Raising Big Safety Issues
If the governor and lawmakers provide funding to keep the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant open beyond its planned 2025...
Read moreMarin Clean Energy Expands EV Charging Pilot Shaving Peak Demand
California’s grid operator, regulators and researchers have been warning that if the state fails to shift electric vehicle charging away...
Read moreBills Pass that Move the Needle on Non Fossil Energy Pass
The Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee approved several bills from the Senate that seek affordable clean energy, acceleration of transmission...
Read moreLegislation to Cut Carbon & Ratepayer Bills Pass
The Senate Energy, Utilities, & Communications Committee approved half a dozen bills that aim to reduce ratepayers’ financial burdens and...
Read moreCalifornia Falls Behind on Climate Protection
California’s leadership on climate protection will falter if it fails to reduce carbon emissions 40% below 1990 levels by the...
Read moreBill Aims to Drive Carbon Emission Reductions in Building Materials
The Senate Energy Utilities & Communication Committee passed legislation to slash the carbon intensity of new construction building materials and...
Read moreSilicon Valley CCA to Provide Google 100% Clean Energy All Day, Every Day
Silicon Valley Clean Energy and Google reached a 10-year agreement in which the community choice aggregator will supply two of...
Read moreHeat Pumps Drive Decarbonization, Barriers Impede Progress, Study Finds
The number of electric heat pumps to warm water and heat and cool air flowing in homes is expected to...
Read moreHumboldt Houses 1st Renewable Microgrid that Sells Power to the Grid
California’s first grid-connected large solar-battery microgrid went live last week after years of work by Cal Poly Humboldt’s Schatz Center,...
Read moreCEC Okays Green Hydrogen Development, Touts Morro Bay Offshore Wind Advancements
This week, the California Energy Commission approved modifying the eight-year-old 250 MW concentrated Mojave Solar Project to add an electrolyzer,...
Read morePilot Projects Use Zinc Batteries to Provide at least a Full Day of Energy
Long-duration zinc air battery technology is advancing. Metal batteries using zinc are more advantageous than ones using lithium as a...
Read moreBiden Waives Tariffs on Imported Solar Panels
In response to a huge backlash by solar developers and clean energy advocates, President Joe Biden June 6 suspended for...
Read moreBudget Revise Supporting 5 GW of Fossil Power & Waiving Environmental Laws Faces Pushback
The governor’s proposed budget revision providing $5.2 billion—with the lion’s share going to the Department of Water Resources—to add 5,000...
Read moreEnergy Commission Seeks Sizable Role in Distributed Energy Planning
The California Energy Commission launched its first proceeding to advance increased use of electric vehicles, solar systems, battery storage, and...
Read moreClimate Protection Bills Move to the Assembly
The California Senate has passed a legislative package aimed at reducing climate emissions. Elements of the package include accelerating new...
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