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Community Choice’s Renewable and Storage Deals Exceed 11 GW
Community choice aggregators in California added 1,400 MW of new renewable deals this year, to reach more than 11,225 MW...
Guest Juice: Sunnova Seeks to Create a California Micro-Utility
Sunnova Energy, one of North America’s largest residential rooftop solar companies, asked the California Public Utilities Commission last month for...
Concerns Aired about Seismic Study Update of Diablo Nuclear Plant
The workload of the scientific committee charged with overseeing the safety of the Diablo Nuclear Power Plant escalated significantly with...
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...
CARB Adopts Bullish EV Standards Amid Omens of Charging Constraints
State air quality officials approved new zero-emission vehicle standards that will require 100% of the new cars and light trucks...
Approved Bills Promote Clean Power, Keep Nuclear Plant Open & Cut Carbon
Gov. Gavin Newsom racked up a series of legislative energy policy wins as the Legislature concluded its 2022 session Aug....
CPUC Lowers Greenhouse Gas Target by 25%, with Big Storage Steadily Lining Up
Updated Feb. 15 The California Public Utilities Commission ratcheted down the greenhouse gas emissions cap for the electric sector to...
Shorts
California’s community choice organizations signed agreements for 3,000 MW of clean energy supplies over the last year. “These projects reflect...
More Gas to be Stored Under Pressure at Aliso Canyon Field
The California Public Utilities Commission voted to increase the amount of natural gas Southern California Gas keeps underground at its...
Controversial Redondo Beach Gas Plant to Stay Online
It’s final. In the tension between electricity reliability and harmful pollution, reliability won out in a vote on Oct. 19...
SMUD on the Verge of Net Metering Breakthrough
The Sacramento Municipal Utilities District is expected to approve Sept. 16 a novel solution for crediting customer-owned solar, which solar...
CEC Waives Air Pollution Rules in a Rush for New Diesel and Natural Gas Power
Reversing years of clean power priorities, the California Energy Commission is waiving air quality protections and rushing permits for new...
CPUC Updates Distributed Resources Plan to Capitalize on Broad Benefits
California’s groundbreaking 2016 Distributed Energy Resources Action Plan will be updated to better align rising levels of clean local renewables...
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...
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...
EV guide, gas well buffer zones, Renewables vs fossil
SDG&E released a new guide June 22 that provides details about electric medium- and heavy duty-vehicles in the pipeline—from the...