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Climate Roundup: Private Utilities Tout Renewable Gas Opportunities
As the California Air Resources Board begins to develop a concrete plan for cutting greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent from...
Low Carbon Fuel Rule Expected to Spur EVs
Air regulators readopted the state low carbon fuel standard Sept. 25, a move heartily endorsed by a group representing California’s...
Non-Combustible Geothermal Heat Pumps
The earth’s heat has warmed homes for centuries, but today there are heat pump systems that warm and cool the...
Making Homes Mini Utilities
The California Public Utilities Commission and Energy Commission launched a five-year plan June 8 to promote “zero net energy” homes...
Fed Clean Power Plan Dents Western Coal Mining
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s clean power plan will diminish coal mining, particularly in the West, according to a June...
CLEAN TECH: Tesla Rolls Out $3,500 Battery Pack for Solar Homes
Tesla is taking orders for $3,500 wall-mounted battery packs that can store enough solar power to run a home at...
SHORTS
The California Independent Operator agreed to create additional seats as needed on its Energy Imbalance Market Advisory Committee. The current...
Ratepayers to Get Climate Divide
California ratepayers are to see lower utility bills this month and in May because of the credit generated by the...
SHORTS
Dynegy gets until the end of 2020 at its 2,500 MW Moss Landing power plant to comply with the state’s...
CEC Approves Grants, Backs Panoche Changes
The California Energy Commission this week approved a petition by the owner of the Panoche Energy Center in Fresno County...
EPIC Program Implementation Streamlined
The California Energy Commission’s 2012-2014 EPIC Investment Plan is proving successful to date due to a concerted effort to streamline...
Western Compliance Plan for EPA Clean Power Rule Seen as Unlikely
The possibility of California and other western states developing a joint regional plan to meet carbon emissions reduction requirements under...
Federal Energy Regulators Dive into Sister Agency’s Power Plan Rule
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Feb.19 publicly zeroed in on reliability concerns of the U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power...
Senate Republicans Blast EPA Clean Power Rules
Senate Republicans grilled an Environmental Protection Agency official Feb. 11 about the agency’s plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from...
California Clean Coal Power Project Moribund
After proponents spent $149 million in federal taxpayer money under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, Hydrogen Energy California appears...
Obama Seeks More for Clean Power
Funding for clean energy would rise to $7.4 billion under President Barack Obama’s proposed 2016 budget blueprint announced Feb. 1....
Agencies Outline Paths for 2030 Carbon Pledge
To achieve Gov. Jerry Brown’s promise to continue cutting carbon emissions after 2020, the California Energy Commission laid out proposals...