The state energy agencies and the grid operator are working to meld their approaches to transmission planning in light of...
Federal regulators launched proposed rules to speed up belabored interconnections of renewable and storage projects to enable a changing resource...
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...
The California Senate has passed a legislative package aimed at reducing climate emissions. Elements of the package include accelerating new...
As California moves to accommodate high flows of bi-directional distributed energy resources (DER), distribution system reform is needed, according to...
San Diego County’s energy grid is in for a major overhaul. A non-utility, 165 megawatt battery project located across nine...
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed May revise of the state budget would hike state spending on clean energy, emissions reductions and...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved 4-1 a proposed rulemaking that would give California and other states a larger role...
The Assembly Utilities & Energy Committee on April 20 passed legislation to expand private utilities’ access to ratepayer-backed bonds and...
The state Senate energy committee has approved legislation to accelerate the undergrounding of overhead power lines to reduce fire and...
Significant amounts of energy storage with continuous output of eight hours and far longer will be needed to reach a...
California may face up to a 90% growth in electricity demand to meet its economy-wide zero emissions by 2045 goal,...
For the first time, the California grid operator has released a draft 20-year plan for a grid that supports total...
Federal energy regulators rejected Pacific Gas & Electric’s request to swiftly recoup $6 million it spent downscaling three transmission projects...
The newly reinitiated stakeholder process to build a Western Day-Ahead Market took two steps forward that shows the California Independent...
SB 100 set clean power goals for California, providing a clear and bold statement of the state’s commitment to global...
The plan to swap out the polluting Oakland Energy Center with battery storage this coming January has been delayed because...
The California-led real-time Energy Imbalance Market has delivered significant savings to Western power providers, but other regions’ market ambitions are...
Strong dry offshore winds resulted in Pacific Gas & Electric shutting off power to 25,000 customers in 20 counties starting...
Updated Oct. 13 A dozen utilities from Puget Sound to Colorado have announced they’re exploring the formation of a western-wide...