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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 $11 million in research grants for projects including a truck-mounted, non-polluting backup generator...
California Could Get Its First Compressed Air Energy Storage
Given the four-hour limitations of lithium-ion battery storage to date, the California Energy Commission is welcoming applications from a Canadian...
Million$ More in Energy Commission Grants Approved
The California Energy Commission gave the green light to nearly $20 million in clean energy research and development grants midweek....
Energy Agency May Turn Automation of Grid-Connected Devices into Reality
The California Energy Commission took the key first step toward a customer-led power sector that would help balance the grid...
JUICE: No Guarantees New Diesel Backup Will Sit Mostly Unused
California policy makers and regulators have voted again to allow more diesel backup installations. The number of diesel generators has...
In Largest Approval Yet, Energy Commission OKs $730M for Clean Projects
This week, the five members of the California Energy Commission approved the largest one-time spending to date for clean energy...
Subsidies Spurred Small Solar Growth, Focus Shifts to Home Energy Storage
Hundreds of articles have addressed the controversy over how much residential solar rooftop owners should receive for the excess power...
11.5 GW of clean energy assures reliability, CCAs add more renewables
To attain 11.5 GW of clean electricity by mid-decade, no additional fossil fuel plants will be needed to ensure grid...
Expedited storage permits, Anti-gas suit dropped, SMUD pursues novel net metering reform
The California Energy Commission accelerates the permitting of large storage projects to get more power online by next fall. The action...
CEC Speeds Up Storage Permits, Funds Used EV Battery Truck Charging Station
The California Energy Commission accelerated permitting for large energy storage projects to address the increasing risk of power shortages during...
State Regulators Study Transmission Needs, New Options Highlighted
California’s goal to acquire massive amounts of new wind, solar, and storage won't be reached if the transmission needed to...
Bills Okaying Cheaper Loans for Storage and EV Chargers, Munis Issuing Customer-Backed Bonds Advance
Energy storage and electric vehicle chargers would become eligible for zero- and low-interest loans under legislation passed out of the...