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Regulators Sign Off on Higher Priced PG&E Energy Storage Deals
Supply chain constraints continue to impact utility energy storage projects, leading state regulators to approve more changes to agreements for...
PG&E Freed from Scrutiny of Deficient Wildfire Mitigation Work
The California Public Utilities Commission ended a year of increased scrutiny of Pacific Gas & Electric’s vegetation removal to ensure...
CPUC 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...
CPUC 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...
Regulators 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...
PG&E Seeks Ratepayer Funds for Diablo Outages, Initiates License Extension
A California nuclear power plant watchdog objected to Pacific Gas & Electric’s proposal to collect more than $178 million from...
PG&E’s Novel Commercial EV Dynamic Rate Pilot Gets a Green Light
The California Public Utilities Commission approved the nation’s first compensation mechanism for bidirectional school buses, commercial EV fleets and chargers,...
PG&E Hopes to Sell Generation Assets by End of 2023 to Raise Cash
Pacific Gas & Electric expects to begin looking for a buyer of 5.6 GW of utility-owned generating capacity—mostly hydropower dams—in...
In Brief: PG&E’s V2G, Silicon Valley Wind Deal, Pasadena Renewables, CAISO Interconnection
Pacific Gas & Electric was cleared by state utility regulators last week to offer the nation’s first V2G “export rate”...
PG&E May Face $155 M Fine for Shasta County Fire
The California Public Utilities Commission proposed Oct. 25 that Pacific Gas & Electric pay a $155.4 million fine for starting...
Utilities’ EV Integration Program Gets the Thumbs Down
California regulators unanimously rejected the three investor-owned utilities’ joint proposal seeking $10 million to test out electric vehicle integration technologies....
Supply Chain Pressures Drive Energy Storage Contract Redos
Surging prices for imported battery components, rising demand and other supply constraints are causing private utilities and community energy to...
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...
So Cal Community Aggregator Okays Price Hike for 1,500 MW of Executed Renewable Deals
Citing unprecedented turmoil in renewable power development, the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California approved amendments last week to raise...
Prop 30 Millionaire Tax to Pay for New EVs and Chargers, IOUs Neutral
Californians will be asked to vote this November on a ballot measure that would raise the income tax on those...
East Bay Aggregator Offers App that Automatically Charges EVs Off Peak
East Bay Community Energy announced Oct. 4 that it is offering electric vehicle owners a free app that allows them...
New Laws Okay 100B for Utility Line Undergrounding & Construction CO2 Cuts
Among the numerous energy bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed before the end of September deadline was SB 884, which allows...
Concerns Aired about Seismic Study Update of Diablo Nuclear Plant
The workload of the scientific committee charged with overseeing the safety of the Diablo Nuclear Power Plant escalated significantly with...
PG&E Seeks to Sell 49.9% of its Non-Nuclear Generation
Pacific Gas & Electric seeks utility regulators' approval to sell off nearly 2,800 MW of its 5,600 MW of hydropower...
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...