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Bloom Energy Expands its Fuel Cell Factory to Enable 1GW+ of Production
Bloom Energy opened a mega fuel cell factory in the Bay Area last week in response to significant demand. The...
California Policy Makers and Grid Operator Work to Advance Energy Storage
With the growing demand for energy storage to help decarbonize the grid and balance out intermittent renewable resources, the California...
SoCalGas Seeks 21% Revenue Increase
Despite rising concerns from ratepayer advocates, policymakers, and lawmakers about continually escalating utility bills as inflation worsens, Southern California Gas...
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...
In Largest Approval Yet, Energy Commission OKs $730M for Clean Projects
This week, the five members of the California Energy Commission approved the largest one-time spending to date for clean energy...
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...
100% Clean Energy Requires Mega Capacity Stretch
Achieving 100% clean electricity in California by 2045 will require a three-fold increase in current installed capacity. It is estimated...
Looming Diesel Concerns Drives Quest for Backup Alternatives
A potential air quality crisis in the state best known for pollution regulation pushed the California Energy Commission into a...
FERC Votes 2-1 Against Interfering in CAISO Market
The California grid operator dodged a bullet Dec. 17 when federal regulators voted down an order that would have required...
JUICE: CAISO Board’s First Woman Chair Focuses on Renewable Integration
The California Independent System Operator is charged with operating 80% of the state’s massive electric highway. The first board of...
The Old Must Yield to Clean Microgrids, Advocates Say
California is striving to attain a clean, reliable, and affordable grid, but getting there requires huge changes—from institutional to technological....
Rising Concern Over Diesel Generators
Pacific Gas & Electric came under fire for relying on diesel generators at a special joint energy and air agency...
Two Fuel Cell Microgrids Set Up to Power Hospital Overflow
Two relatively low polluting microgrids came online in record time to add power to hospitals dealing with a surge of...
CA Agencies Work to Fuel Large Vehicles with Clean Hydrogen
State energy and air pollution regulators' efforts to make California carbon neutral by mid century include support for new and...
CEC Aims to Bolster Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Electric Cars
To help California meet its mandate that 60% of state electricity resources be from renewable energy by 2030, and be...
Renewable Hydrogen Said Key to Carbon Free Future
Renewable hydrogen—made from water in electrolysis units run on excess solar and wind power or from renewable natural gas produced...
News Analysis: As PG&E Retreats Others Fill the Void
By Fereidoon P. Sioshansi To avoid wildfire lawsuits utilities are driving customers to self-generation and storage. For the second time...
Juice: Arnold’s Lasting Legacy
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Cal-EPA Secretary strolled down memory lane on Earth Day 2019 to assess the former governor’s chief...
Bill Bolstering Distributed Resources Advances
Legislation to promote distributed generation and battery storage with more favorable tariffs and grid interconnection process streamlining advanced through the...
Shorts
The Bonneville Power Administration expects to decide by next fall whether or not to join the Energy Imbalance Market. In...