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DOE Strives to Lower Costs of PV Panel Recycling; CA Law may be a Model
The U.S. Department of Energy released a plan on Friday that aims to increase the recycling of photovoltaic panels heading...
Fed vehicle rule, FERC reconsideration of LNG, FERC vacancy
Draft clean car and light truck standards by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would make...
PG&E Circuit May Have Sparked Another Fire in No. Cal
Californians may have yet another fire to attribute to Pacific Gas & Electric. The utility informed regulators that its equipment...
CPUC Pitches Additional 7,500 MW Mid-Decade
A California Public Utilities Commission proposal calls for 7,500 MW of new power in California, with less than one-third of...
Offshore Wind Power Coming to California
Offshore wind power is heading the Golden State's way, first to serve the Redwood Coast Energy Authority, a panel of...
Will Controversial Aliso Canyon Gas Field Get a New Lease on Life?
Despite the state’s legal commitment to decarbonize the energy sector, staff at the California Public Utilities Commission have concluded the...
Biden Keeps Desert Renewable Plan Intact
The Biden Administration blocked the former Trump Administration’s last minute effort to weaken protections in the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation...
Questions Raised About Integrity of Cap-and-Trade Program
The role of the carbon cap-and-trade program and flaws in California’s plan to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions were laid...
Klamath Dams Closer to Demolition
Four years after a historic agreement was reached to remove dams on the Klamath River to revive the once surging...
Energy Commission Approves $400M to Slash Vehicle Emissions
The California Energy Commission unanimously approved $384 million in funding for zero emissions vehicles over the next three years, significantly...
North San Diego SDG&E Line to Go Forward Over Opposition
The California Public Utilities Commission Sept. 24 unanimously approved a 12-mile line by San Diego Gas & Electric running from...
Klamath Dam Removal Inches Forward
At an update this week on the ongoing effort to remove dams on the Klamath River, PacifiCorp representatives told the...
CEC Urged to Require Electric-Only New Construction
The California Energy Commission should mandate that all new buildings be gas-free in its 2022 update of the state energy...
Calif.-Quebec Cap & Trading Upheld by Federal Court
A federal district court in California again rejected the Trump Administration claim that the Golden State’s carbon cap-and-trade program with...
NREL Study Calls for Safe Solar Panel Disposal & Critical Material Recovery
We’re not far into the age of mega solar, but discarded modules are beginning to stack up, and they contain...
Diesel and Gas Backup Generator Bills Advance
Two bills promoting the use of diesel and natural gas fueled backup generation during planned safety outages passed the Senate...
The Buzz
The surge in residential energy use from millions of people ordered to stay home motivates energy regulators to lighten the...
CPUC Okays $213M in Building Decarb Projects & Outreach
State energy regulators approved March 26 allocating $200 million over four years to support two building decarbonization programs. The decision...
Opinionated: What Happened to SMUD?
Editor's note: The California Energy Commission agreed to allow the Sacramento Municipal Utility District to use a controversial alternative method...
Will the Salton Sea Become Lithium Valley?
The California Energy Commission took a deep dive into the potential for extracting lithium from geothermal plants along the Salton...