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Daily Energy Costs $100M in September
The September heat storm drove up the average daily energy costs for ratepayers in the California grid operators’ market to...
Gas Costs Drive Power Prices Higher
Rising natural gas prices are driving up the price of electricity in California, according to the California Independent System Operator....
Higher Winter Natural Gas Prices in and Outside California: FERC
Natural gas prices will be even steeper this winter than the last one despite forecasts of a milder cold season...
Committee Backs Closure Delays for So Cal Coastal Power Plants
The Statewide Advisory Committee on Cooling Water Intake Structures recommended extending the operations of four power plants on the Southern...
FERC Okays Utility Cybersecurity Incentives, Applauds CAISO for Avoiding Blackouts
Federal regulators reluctantly approved a proposed rulemaking Sept. 22 that would financially reward utilities for increasing their system’s cybersecurity protections...
State Grid Hits New Demand Record as Scorching Heat Continues
California’s grid operator called a stage 3 emergency throughout the state at 5:17 p.m. on Tuesday as the West continued...
CAISO Extends Just a Few RMR Contracts While Cheering Growth of Grid Storage
The California Independent System Operator’s Governing Board Aug. 31 unanimously approved extending reliability must-run contracts for five small power generation...
Grid Operator Calls First Flex Alert of the Summer
Updated Aug. 18 California's grid operator called on customers to lower their energy use for several hours Wednesday afternoon because...
Energy Commission Proposes Removing Big Diesel Backup from State Permitting
The California Energy Commission is considering exempting diesel backup and thermal power projects with generating capacity of less than 100...
25 GW of Offshore Wind in California by 2045 is Doable, CEC Finds
Up to 5 GW of floating wind turbines can be installed several miles off the coasts of Central and Northern...
Energy Officials to Justify Diablo Nuclear Power Plant Extension, Opposition Mounts
This Friday, officials from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, the California Energy Commission and the grid operator will delve into the...
U.S. Energy Storage Rising with CA Leading, But Solar Dispute Slows Growth, Report Finds
The U.S. is projected to install 600 GWh of energy storage by 2031, with an average 54 GWh/27 GW added...
CAISO May Operate Transmission Sending Wyoming Wind to California
Wind energy developer Anschutz Corp. asked the California grid operator in late July to manage at least 1,500 MW of...
High Voltage Project to Move New Solar Power Slated for Next Year
The Bureau of Land Management at the end of last week approved the construction of a 500 kV transmission line...
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...
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...
Fire in PG&E Territory Damages Equipment
updated July 7 A rapidly spreading wildfire in Amador and Calaveras counties that began early evening on July 4th forced...
Turning 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...
California Public Utilities Commission Okays Local Supply Reserves
State utility regulators unanimously approved revisions to local capacity and supply cushion requirements between 2023-25 to ensure sufficient electricity resources...
FERC Moves to Ease Renewable & Storage Projects’ Grid Connections
Federal regulators launched proposed rules to speed up belabored interconnections of renewable and storage projects to enable a changing resource...