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Push to Postpone Closure Dates of Aging Coastal Power Plants, Once Again
A committee made up of energy, and coastal agency, and grid operator officials is calling for extending the lives of...
Newsom Urged to Veto Bill Providing Billion$ to Bury Utility Power Lines
Updated Sept. 22 Ratepayer and local power advocates and others are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to reject a bill on...
Energy Commission Okays $24 M in Clean Energy Grants
This week, the California Energy Commission handed out $24 million in grants for electric buses and cars with bidirectional capabilities,...
Keep Closer Tabs on DOE’s Billion$ for Nuclear Reactor Demonstrations: GAO
The Department of Energy awarded $4.6 billion last year to bolster emerging small modular and advanced nuclear reactor projects that...
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...
Utilities Must Reveal Rate Hikes’ Impacts on the Disadvantaged
The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved Aug. 4 a decision shining light on rising utility bill pressures on struggling...
Sempra Energy’s Net Income Rises
Sempra Energy’s latest quarterly earnings rose to $559 million, or $1.77 per share, compared to second-quarter net income of $424...
Edison International’s Earnings Slump
Edison International’s net income for the second quarter of 2022 fell to $241 million, or $0.63 per share, compared to...
Diablo Nuke’s Fate and Line Undergrounding Central to PG&E Earnings Call Revealing Slump in Profits
Pacific Gas &Electric Corp.’s latest quarterly earnings slid to $356 million, or $0.17 per common share, compared to $397 million,...
High Voltage Project to Move New Solar Power Slated for Next Year
The Bureau of Land Management at the end of last week approved the construction of a 500 kV transmission line...
Budget Bill May Fund Diablo Nuclear Plant Extension, Raising Big Safety Issues
If the governor and lawmakers provide funding to keep the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant open beyond its planned 2025...
CEC Okays Green Hydrogen Development, Touts Morro Bay Offshore Wind Advancements
This week, the California Energy Commission approved modifying the eight-year-old 250 MW concentrated Mojave Solar Project to add an electrolyzer,...
Energy Commission Okays $19M more in Grants
The California Energy Commission approved $19 million in grants this week to help commercialize clean energy projects, ranging from longer...
Biden Waives Tariffs on Imported Solar Panels
In response to a huge backlash by solar developers and clean energy advocates, President Joe Biden June 6 suspended for...
Merchant Battery Project in San Diego Follows Approval of SCE’s Big Storage
San Diego County’s energy grid is in for a major overhaul. A non-utility, 165 megawatt battery project located across nine...
SDG&E Seeks 19% Revenue Hike
San Diego Gas & Electric is asking state utility regulators to approve an 18.7% rate increase over its 2023 rates...
Gov’s Revised Budget Adding $9.5B to Climate Programs Met with Little Enthusiasm
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed May revise of the state budget would hike state spending on clean energy, emissions reductions and...
CEC Funds a Range of Projects, from Chargers to Zero-Emission Affordable Dwellings
The California Energy Commission approved well over $20 million in large grants to support electric vehicle chargers and worker training,...
Sempra Energy and SoCalGas Earnings Drop, SDG&E’s Rise
The parent corporation of San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas May 5 reported lower quarterly earnings of...
JUICE: A Diablo Nuclear Power Plant Extension Faces High Hurdles
Rumblings about extending the life of Pacific Gas & Electric’s aging Diablo Nuclear Power Plant past the date its federal...