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Energy Commission Okays $24 M in Clean Energy Grants
This week, the California Energy Commission handed out $24 million in grants for electric buses and cars with bidirectional capabilities,...
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...
Legislative Update
Bills near the finish line would require corporations with more than $1 billion in revenue to reveal the carbon intensity...
CA Energy Commission Awards $25M in Clean Energy Grants
The Energy Commission approved $25 million in clean energy grants on Aug . 10, with the largest $11 million for...
CA Let’s Electric Car Owners Use Cheaper Submeters to Measure Energy Use
California is the first state in the nation to allow electric vehicle owners, residential and commercial, to avoid installing costly...
Extreme Events Force CA Leaders to Face “Necessary Evils” to Protect Grid
Growing concerns about California’s power system necessitates the recent extraordinary steps by legislators to safeguard reliability, a key member of...
Air Regulators’ Climate Plan Must Cut More Emissions: Newsom Says
Gov. Gavin Newsom directed the California Air Resources Board to tighten its proposed plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by...
CPUC Highlights Bright Prospects of an Affordable Clean Grid with Agile Demand
California Public Utilities Commission staff detailed their proposal to increase customers’ ability to help balance the grid during energy spikes...
Electrification of Transport and Heating Requires Big Investment in Wires and Poles
The low voltage distribution lines and local substations that deliver electricity to homes and businesses are far from sexy but...
Regulators Seek Big Growth in Customer Demand Response
The California Public Utilities Commission launched a rulemaking July 14 to increase the amount of customer-owned distributed energy that will...
CEC Funds Climate Impact Study, Truck and Ride Sharing Charging
The California Energy Commission approved nearly $10 million in grants Wednesday to projects incorporating climate change impacts into electricity system...
Regulators Propose Combining Distributed Resources and Real Time Pricing to Allow Customer Generation to Support the Grid
California just took another big step toward bringing more customer-owned rooftop solar, batteries, and electric vehicles into its evolving power...
Transmission Planning Must Reflect High Electrification Levels, Agencies Say
The state energy agencies and the grid operator are working to meld their approaches to transmission planning in light of...
Marin Clean Energy Expands EV Charging Pilot Shaving Peak Demand
California’s grid operator, regulators and researchers have been warning that if the state fails to shift electric vehicle charging away...
Legislation to Cut Carbon & Ratepayer Bills Pass
The Senate Energy, Utilities, & Communications Committee approved half a dozen bills that aim to reduce ratepayers’ financial burdens and...
California Falls Behind on Climate Protection
California’s leadership on climate protection will falter if it fails to reduce carbon emissions 40% below 1990 levels by the...
California Utilities’ Residential Demand Response Expansion Challenges
Plans by California’s three dominant investor-owned utilities to expand their residential demand response (DR) programs are hampered by a lack...
Energy Commission Seeks Sizable Role in Distributed Energy Planning
The California Energy Commission launched its first proceeding to advance increased use of electric vehicles, solar systems, battery storage, and...
Climate Protection Bills Move to the Assembly
The California Senate has passed a legislative package aimed at reducing climate emissions. Elements of the package include accelerating new...
Rethinking California Utilities’ Distribution Systems
As California moves to accommodate high flows of bi-directional distributed energy resources (DER), distribution system reform is needed, according to...