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Ensuring Overburdened Communities Benefit from Fossil Free Transportation Investments
The California Energy Commission aims to better measure if and whether people living in struggling polluted communities actually benefit from...
PG&E Reaping $1B From Feds to Keep Diablo Plant Online Faces Push Back
The U.S. Department of Energy conditionally awarded Pacific Gas & Electric $1.1 billion to extend the life of its 2.2...
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...
Energy Commission Approves Big Grants for Long-Duration Microgrid and Electric Trucks
The California Energy Commission voted on Oct. 12 for three grants totaling $42 million for a non-lithium-ion microgrid project east...
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...
Energy Commission to Provide Nearly $400M to Advance Energy Storage Diversity
The California Energy Commission and Department of Energy highlighted the CEC’s ongoing support of battery technologies, including alternative chemistries, as...
Energy Commission Okays $24 M in Clean Energy Grants
This week, the California Energy Commission handed out $24 million in grants for electric buses and cars with bidirectional capabilities,...
CA Energy Commission Awards $25M in Clean Energy Grants
The Energy Commission approved $25 million in clean energy grants on Aug . 10, with the largest $11 million for...
First Non Diesel Backup Unit and Compressed Air Project Take Big Steps
The California Energy Commission advanced the biggest advanced compressed air energy storage project in the state and the first natural...
CEC Funds Climate Impact Study, Truck and Ride Sharing Charging
The California Energy Commission approved nearly $10 million in grants Wednesday to projects incorporating climate change impacts into electricity system...
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...
Assembly Panel Advances “Community” Solar and Solar Permitting Bills
Increasing the ability of Californians with limited finances to access community solar, and in particular, doing so without increasing other...
CEC Okays Green Hydrogen Development, Touts Morro Bay Offshore Wind Advancements
This week, the California Energy Commission approved modifying the eight-year-old 250 MW concentrated Mojave Solar Project to add an electrolyzer,...
Pilot Projects Use Zinc Batteries to Provide at least a Full Day of Energy
Long-duration zinc air battery technology is advancing. Metal batteries using zinc are more advantageous than ones using lithium as a...
Energy Commission Seeks Sizable Role in Distributed Energy Planning
The California Energy Commission launched its first proceeding to advance increased use of electric vehicles, solar systems, battery storage, and...
Gov’s Revised Budget Adding $9.5B to Climate Programs Met with Little Enthusiasm
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed May revise of the state budget would hike state spending on clean energy, emissions reductions and...
Bills Advancing Power Line Undergrounding and Alternative Energy and Vehicles Pass
The state Senate energy committee has approved legislation to accelerate the undergrounding of overhead power lines to reduce fire and...
EV Sales Rise, Zero Emission Trucks and Buses Slated for Bulk of State Funds
Sales of electric cars and other light-duty vehicles hit 16% of the market share by the end of the first...
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...
$11 Million for Big Charging and Green Energy
This week the California Energy Commission approved $11 million in research grants for projects including a truck-mounted, non-polluting backup generator...