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New Laws to Reduce Heat Wave Impacts
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation creating a warning system in advance of expected intense heat and authorizing local entities to...
Opinion: Dr. Climate, Dr. Grid, Mr. M.D., & Me
The mega heat wave gripping California and the West has revealed cracks in California’s clean energy policy edifice that increasingly...
Bills Reducing Climate Impacts Pass, East Bay to get 40 MW of geothermal energy
Two Senate bills passed May 24 that would allow the creation of local financing districts to fund projects to reduce...
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...
Stakeholders, Utility Unite in Face-Off with Regulators Over Arizona Just Energy Transition
Arizona Public Service (APS) raised the national standard for a Just Energy Transition with its $144.45 million settlement with affected...
SCE Seeks $1.6 Billion More for Fire Prevention Work This Year
Southern California Edison has filed a 2022 update to its wildfire prevention plan at an estimated cost of more than...
SMUD Plans to Beat State Net Zero Carbon Goal by 15 Years
California has mandated its state power providers reach 60% renewables by 2030, but the Sacramento Municipal Utility District plans to...
House Hearing on Transmission Hits California Live Wires
Barriers to transmission needed for clean energy growth in California and across the country can be overcome, advocates told the...
Energy Commission Hesitates on Large Diesel Array; Okays More Bans on Nat Gas
In a sign of possible increasing scrutiny of new diesel backup generators, the California Energy Commission postponed a vote on...
Edison Reimagines California’s Distribution System
Distributed energy’s explosive growth makes integrating it in a way that supports the power system critical, according to a new...
News Roundup: $494B for Clean Transportation in House Bill, Little Action in CARB Auction
Almost $500 billion would be invested in the U.S. transportation sector, including electric vehicle charging stations and expanded public transit,...
Climate Roundup: Feds Back Off from Antitrust Probe of Carmakers
The U.S Department of Justice halted its antitrust attack against the quartet of automakers that reached an agreement with California...
Opinionated: Remaking the Grid Part 2
Q & A with Lorenzo Kristov The California Independent System Operator’s former principal of market design and infrastructure policy Editor’s...
House Hearing Contrasts State Climate Action & Fed Inaction
Updated April 4 State clean energy laws and policies, from renewable energy mandates to electric vehicles, along with community climate...
House Climate Change Hearing Calls for Action
A newly configured House Energy & Commerce Committee held its first hearing on the environmental and economic impacts of climate...
Juice: Can CCAs Build a Resilient Energy System?
Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy is forcing California energy policymakers to grapple with the future of the energy utility business...
Opinionated: The Climate Conundrum & the Vulnerable Utility Pocketbook
By Dan Delurey Few among us have not been subject to a power outage in our home or place of...
Green Bonds Surge
The green bond market is growing exponentially. Predictions are that the world’s green bond market will reach $1 trillion by...
Climate Roundup: Regional Collaborative Adds Climate Adaptation
West Coast governors pledged to begin incorporating climate resilience into their Pacific Coast Collaborative during last week’s Global Climate Action...