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Grid Operator Okays 470 MW to Nail Down Reliability, PG&E Objects to Channel Island Power
The California grid operator is posed to approve a round of reliability must run annual contracts for gas-fired power plants to ensure sufficient electricity supply next year.
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 with ratepayer and society interests, particularly air quality, climate resiliency, and economic opportunities in disadvantaged communities, the California Public Utilities Commission announced July 23.
It […]
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 deliver it is not built, policymakers, developers, and analysts stressed at a July 22 Joint Agency workshop.
To make its SB 100 clean energy mandate, […]
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 House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis May 20.
Wildfires and freezes “have left Americans in the dark and in danger just in […]
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 white paper from Southern California Edison.
The paper forecasts significant growth of distributed energy resources (DER) in California and “we want to have the system technologies […]
Digital Analysis Compares Power Costs
The Natural Resources Defense Council introduced a tool that compares the costs of different sources of electricity in different states across the U.S., ranging from solar power in California to coal-fired generation in Wyoming.
“At a time when cities, states, universities, and utilities are considering aggressive climate goals, this knowledge is essential to establishing […]