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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...
Energy Agencies Strive to Advance Cost-Effective, Long-Duration Grid Storage
Significant amounts of energy storage with continuous output of eight hours and far longer will be needed to reach a...
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,...
Humboldt Offshore Wind Development Plan Wins $10M
Adding an extra boost to emerging offshore wind in California, the California Energy Commission approved a $10.5 million grant for...
CPUC Lowers Greenhouse Gas Target by 25%, with Big Storage Steadily Lining Up
Updated Feb. 15 The California Public Utilities Commission ratcheted down the greenhouse gas emissions cap for the electric sector to...
Natural Gas Use Rises, Renewables Slow in California, Report Finds
California’s decarbonization target is being jeopardized by increasing use of natural gas for generating electricity and heating in buildings, according...
First Ever Tax Exempt Bonds Issued for Community Energy Renewables
Three community choice aggregators in the San Francisco Bay Area expect to reap considerable savings from the issuance of $2.2...
Guest Editorial: A Long-Term Vision Will Help California Decarbonize Faster and Cheaper
SB 100 set clean power goals for California, providing a clear and bold statement of the state’s commitment to global...
Shorts
California’s community choice organizations signed agreements for 3,000 MW of clean energy supplies over the last year. “These projects reflect...
Report Points to Bureaucratic, Legal and Supply Chain Obstacles to Clean Grid
Staff at the California Public Utilities Commission and Energy Commission are required by law and executive order to ratchet down...
Offshore Wind Bill on Governor’s Desk, Other Clean Energy Bills Fizzle
This year’s legislature failed to pass a number of renewable and emission reduction bills, but it did pass one major...
Rooftop Solar Costs vs. Benefits Remain in Dispute
The longstanding question over rooftop solar systems’ costs versus its benefits remained unanswered at the conclusion of testimony given during...
EV guide, gas well buffer zones, Renewables vs fossil
SDG&E released a new guide June 22 that provides details about electric medium- and heavy duty-vehicles in the pipeline—from the...
News Roundup: CAISO Calls for Conservation, PG&E Reaches 10M Securities Settlement
Updated Feb. 18 In a reversal of high heat and demand causing rolling blackouts in California, Texas suffered far larger...
Jobs Pitted Against Environmental Justice in House Climate Hearing
The loss of fossil fuel industry jobs was Republican members’ rallying cry at a climate hearing in the House Energy...
News Roundup: CA is #1 in EVs, PG&E Sells Wireless Access to Towers for $1B
Updated Feb. 3 California has done more than any other state to advance vehicle electrification, according to the American Council...
Shorts
Pacific Gas & Electric pled guilty June 16 in Butte County Superior Court to 84 counts of manslaughter and one...
The Buzz
The Energy Commission approves city ordinances that beat state building efficiency rules. It applauds California cities working to reduce greenhouse...
The Buzz
State energy regulators give Southern California Edison the green light to collect $4.7 billion for projected 2020 energy costs during...
Storage Rebates Shift to Communities in High Fire Areas
In the latest after-effect of the preemptive blackouts that Northern Californians suffered through last Fall, the California Public Utilities Commission...