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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...
Undercurrents: Renewable Gas Flows, Hydrogen Supply Doesn’t
Renewable natural gas will begin flowing soon at 25 natural gas vehicle fueling stations owned by SoCal Gas, as well...
JUICE: Cruising the Hydrogen Highway
Fuel cell vehicles, powered by hydrogen made from water and renewable power, have long been the Holy Grail when it...
Undercurrents
The state Senate passed two energy bills May 29. One seeks to use excess renewable energy to create hydrogen and...
Low Carbon Transportation Cuts Rile Clean Vehicle Advocates
The governor’s proposed $435 million budget for the California Air Resources Board’s low carbon transportation program was criticized for reducing...