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States get more say in transmission, solar investigation is bad news for the market, bills ease access to bonds
Federal energy regulators plan to give California and other states a bigger role in regional transmission planning that accommodates rising...
Another $15M in State Grants for Low Emissions Trucks and Cement
The California Energy Commission has awarded more than $15 million in grants for electric vehicles, carbon capture connected to a...
SoCalGas Outlines Major Green Hydrogen Pipeline
The nation’s largest natural gas utility is seeking to get ahead of the competition by proposing to build a green...
Reducing cyber risks, R&D decarbonization funds, escalating rooftop solar debate
Federal energy regulators focus on cybersecurity this week. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wants standards that protect the power system...
CCAs Leading on Clean Energy Acquisitions
Four community choice aggregators' displayed their strategies for accelerating their clean energy portfolios to surpass state goals and meet local...
New Law Mandates Carbon Emission Reductions from Cement
California just took a major step toward addressing the powerful role of concrete in climate change. Governor Newsom has signed...
CEC Speeds Up Storage Permits, Funds Used EV Battery Truck Charging Station
The California Energy Commission accelerated permitting for large energy storage projects to address the increasing risk of power shortages during...
Millions of Dollars Allegedly Diverted from City of Industry Solar Study to Former Officials
The Los Angeles County District Attorney charged a former state senator, a City of Industry former city manager, and two...
California Loses 750 MW of Summer Peaking Power
The ongoing drought has caused a significant drop in Lake Oroville in Butte County, causing a loss of 750 MW of...
SDG&E and SoCalGas Parent’s Earnings Fall
Sempra Energy saw a sharp drop in net income for the second quarter, $424 million, or $1.37 a share, compared...
PG&E to Underground 10,000 miles of Power Lines
As the Dixie wildfire in Butte and Plumas counties linked to a tree falling on a remote Pacific Gas &...
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...
PG&E Seeks 30% Rate Hike
Pacific Gas & Electric, which charges some of the nation’s highest rates for electricity and gas, is seeking to raise...
SCE Wants Another $1B in Ratepayer-Backed Bonds
Southern California Edison filed its second application to issue ratepayer-recovery bonds to cover part of its wildfire capital spending as...
Remembering Bill Marcus
The highly respected and long-time energy economist Bill Marcus passed away earlier this year after a battle with prostate cancer....
Regulators Okay PG&E’s $1.2 B Ratepayer-Backed Bond, Extend Power Disconnect Freeze
Without discussion, the California Public Utilities Commission approved Pacific Gas & Electric’s issuance of $1.2 billion in ratepayer-backed bonds to...
Report: Strongest Business Case for Paired Solar Plus Storage is in California
Co-locating solar and battery projects is a big plus in California, unlike in most other balancing authorities in the country,...
State Utility Regulators Call For 11.5 GW of New Resources by 2026
Two competing California Public Utilities Commission proposals would require utilities, community energy and other provider investments in a combined 11,500...
Green Hydrogen Alliance Growing in Los Angeles
A coalition promoting the development of a hydrogen industry based on renewable resources in California grew significantly with the addition...
Solar Job Training Drought in South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles is a desert when it comes to solar energy training classes, according to some experts in clean...