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CA Utilities Join Forces to Thwart Growing Utility Bill Scams
Customers increased reliance on home utility services has caused a rise in scammers preying on them and in increasingly nefarious...
Massive Storm Causes Big Outages in PG&E Territory
Updated Oct. 27 The powerful storm that dumped unprecedented rainfall in parched Northern and Central California, particularly the Bay Area,...
Expedited storage permits, Anti-gas suit dropped, SMUD pursues novel net metering reform
The California Energy Commission accelerates the permitting of large storage projects to get more power online by next fall. The action...
State Regulators Study Transmission Needs, New Options Highlighted
California’s goal to acquire massive amounts of new wind, solar, and storage won't be reached if the transmission needed to...
DOE Follows Los Angeles with Launch of Clean Hydrogen Plan
The Department of Energy proposed June 7 to drive down the cost of “clean hydrogen” by 80% over the coming...
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State regulators require the private utilities to offer to sell renewable portfolio resources to community energy and other providers. Each...
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...
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A week after a national report found that the City of Los Angeles could be powered fully by renewables by...
News Roundup: LA City Council Pressures SoCalGas to Close Playa del Rey Field
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously April 7 to close the Playa del Rey underground natural gas storage facility...
JUICE: In Recall Election, Perception Matters, Will Reality Intercede?
Does a March report showing Los Angeles can achieve virtually 100% renewable energy as early as 2035 signal Gov. Gavin...
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State utility regulators scale back increases in gas fired power in their new decision seeking emergency supply and load reduction...
LA & Sacramento Reach for 100% Clean Power Years Ahead of State Mandate
By the end of this decade, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power can reliably, equitably, and affordably provide...
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One of the avenues for helping secure power supplies during safety shutoffs and heat waves is a proceeding on clean...
News Roundup: SDG&E’s Power Costs Okayed, LA Power Cited for Methane Leak
Updated Jan. 14 The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved San Diego Gas & Electric recovering from ratepayers $1.16 million...
PG&E Shuts off Power in 22 Counties, SDG&E & SCE Customers Lose Power
High temperatures and fires over the Labor Day weekend put the grid to the test. While the California Independent System...
News Roundup: CPUC Rejects Director’s Whistleblower Claim
The California Public Utilities Commission is refuting claims by its embattled executive director that she has been illegally forced out....
Utility Owned Residential Rooftop Solar Doesn’t Work
Amid a pandemic and struggling economy, U.S. rooftop solar promises continued growth and some utilities still want a piece of...
Load Shifts and Less Consumption Avert More Blackouts
Widespread conservation at every level of electricity use, from industry, to households, is credited with lowering otherwise soaring demand on...
High Demand Drives up Power Prices to $1,500 MWh in So Cal
Rolling blackouts that had been forecast were averted Monday and Tuesday thanks to large and small customers who slashed their...
CA Grid Operator: “We are scouring every corner of our world.”
More than 3 million California homes could have their power cut off by the three investor-owned utilities starting late afternoon...