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Risk of “Fukushima-Type Accident” at Diablo Plant Heightened by Lifespan Extension, Analysis Warns
The Diablo Nuclear Plant on California’s Central Coast could keep the power flowing when temperatures spike beyond mid-decade but whether...
Energy Officials to Justify Diablo Nuclear Power Plant Extension, Opposition Mounts
This Friday, officials from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, the California Energy Commission and the grid operator will delve into the...
Marin Clean Energy Expands EV Charging Pilot Shaving Peak Demand
California’s grid operator, regulators and researchers have been warning that if the state fails to shift electric vehicle charging away...
FERC Backs Gas Projects; One Decreasing, the Other Increasing Climate Pollution
Following the huge outcry and subsequent withdrawal by federal energy regulators of their new policy to incorporate climate pollution and...
U.S. Solar Trade Investigation Raises Specter of Major Solar Energy Downturn
The Commerce Department April 1 moved to open an investigation of the merits of a trade complaint filed by a...
FERC Backs Off Interim Gas Permit and Climate Pollution Policy Updates
Following intense backlash from natural gas and LNG companies and federal Republican lawmakers, federal energy regulators suspended recently adopted interim...
Vote to Add $40M in Heat Pump Water Heater Incentives Postponed
State utility regulators delayed voting on $40 million in additional subsidies to home and small business owners for electric heat...
Fiery Senate Hearing as Pipeline Regulators Begin to Address Climate
Russia’s war in Ukraine and its impact on energy supplies took center stage at a March 3 U.S. Senate Committee...
Communities Win Benzene Monitoring Near Aliso Canyon
The non-profit Center for Environmental Health announced Feb. 1 it reached a settlement with Southern California Gas that requires the...
JUICE: No Guarantees New Diesel Backup Will Sit Mostly Unused
California policy makers and regulators have voted again to allow more diesel backup installations. The number of diesel generators has...
Cities Challenge to IOUs’ Illicit Use of Carbon Credits Hits Roadblock
Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison face lawsuits from groups of cities alleging they diverted hundreds of millions...
Study Says State Would Save Money, Prevent Pollution if Diablo Canyon Stayed Open
Keeping the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant running 10 years past the expiration of its federal operating licenses would save...
Replacement of Dirty Oakland Peaker Delayed
The plan to swap out the polluting Oakland Energy Center with battery storage this coming January has been delayed because...
Oil Executives Face House Oversight Committee
House democrats brought the CEOs of four major oil companies before the Committee on Oversight and Reform Thursday for a...
CPUC prez steps down, 120 MW of new gas plants, New East Bay wind farm
The biggest news of the week is the announcement that the California Public Utilities Commission chief is leaving, five years...
SoCalGas Reaches Aliso Canyon Settlement
Southern California Gas has proposed a $1.8 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits filed by San Fernando Valley victims...
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...
Redondo Beach Power Plant Set to Remain Online through 2023
The controversial Redondo Beach natural gas-fired power plant that has been slated for closure two times because it pulls in...
Offshore Wind Bill on Governor’s Desk, Other Clean Energy Bills Fizzle
This year’s legislature failed to pass a number of renewable and emission reduction bills, but it did pass one major...
SMUD on the Verge of Net Metering Breakthrough
The Sacramento Municipal Utilities District is expected to approve Sept. 16 a novel solution for crediting customer-owned solar, which solar...