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Regulators 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...
CA Heads to a “Cal-Phobia”-Free Regional Day Ahead Market and Bigger Plans
California’s power system operator is ready to expand its west-wide real time Western Energy Imbalance Market, or WEIM, California Independent System...
Unprecedented Flush California Energy Commission Budget
The California Energy Commission budget is at an all time high, with $10.5 billion in new funding. This is by...
Flexible Power Use to Benefit Consumers, Grid and Climate May Flourish under New State Rules
The California Energy Commission approved new standards that automate consumers’ shifting of their electricity use away from times of high...
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...
California 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...
Heat 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...
Guest Juice: Will Raising Electricity’s Fixed Charges Incentivize Electrification?
California has aggressive goals for electrifying transportation and buildings to help mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis. But the...
News Roundup: New Renewable Peak, East Bay Home Electrification Launched
California hit a new renewable energy peak of nearly 98%. This new record of nonfossil resources flowing into the grid...
Electric Hot Water Heat Pump Subsidy Increased by $40M
State utility regulators approved $40 million in additional incentives for home and small business electric heat pump water heater installations....
Calif’s Zero Emissions Goal Drives Huge New Demand, Weird Math and Dunkelflaute
California may face up to a 90% growth in electricity demand to meet its economy-wide zero emissions by 2045 goal,...
Vote to Add $40M in Heat Pump Water Heater Incentives Postponed
State utility regulators delayed voting on $40 million in additional subsidies to home and small business owners for electric heat...
Utility Earnings: Rate Bases for Sempra Firms in Calif., Tex. Triple Over Four Years
Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, reported annual earnings for 2021 a bit higher than the previous...
PG&E Corp. Reports Smaller Loss & Plan to Bury 3,500 Miles of Lines
Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. reported less red ink last year, with a loss of $120 million, at $0.05 per...
News Roundup: SoCalGas Ends Lawsuit Alleging Energy Commission Was ‘Anti-Gas’
SoCalGas settled a lawsuit it filed last year against the California Energy Commission that claimed some of its work to...
LA Plans to Fully Decarbonize Electricity in 13 Years
Two weeks after the release of the dire International Panel on Climate Change report, the Los Angeles City Council voted...
Edison International Earnings Level, SCE’s Drop
Quarterly earnings for Edison International were on par with those of the previous year, at $318 million. Per share earnings...
NREL Software Tool Expedites Clogged Solar Queues, Increases Revenue
The rooftop solar industry announced a major step forward in its longstanding effort to bring down project installation costs with...
News Roundup: Solar & Efficiency are Key for Electrification, SCE Launches EV Buildout
Home electrification will raise electric bills and create a serious financial burden unless rooftop solar and energy efficiency are part...
Will the Shrinking Ratepayer Base be Protected from Gas Utilities’ Sunk Costs?
The move to decarbonize buildings is prompting questions about how gas utilities and their customers will fare in an increasingly...