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PacifiCorp to Join ISO’s Proposed Expanded Day Ahead Market, Adding Regional Grid Momentum
Just one day after the California Independent System Operator released its final Extended Day Ahead Market proposal, it announced that...
Solar Developers Say Finding that Southeast Asia PV Panels Are Dumped Harms U.S. Solar Growth
Half of the companies manufacturing solar modules in Southeast Asia imported to this country were found to have used Chinese...
Regulators Require Edison to Pay $100M for Shoddy Efficient Light Bulb Program
Southern California Edison was ordered to pay $102 million for mismanaging its energy efficiency lighting program from 2017 through 2019. ...
Community Choice’s Renewable and Storage Deals Exceed 11 GW
Community choice aggregators in California added 1,400 MW of new renewable deals this year, to reach more than 11,225 MW...
CA Heads to a “Cal-Phobia”-Free Regional Day Ahead Market and Bigger Plans
California’s power system operator is ready to expand its west-wide real time Western Energy Imbalance Market, or WEIM, California Independent System...
Daily Energy Costs $100M in September
The September heat storm drove up the average daily energy costs for ratepayers in the California grid operators’ market to...
Regulators Raise Utilities’ Cost of Capital, add $400 M to Ratepayer Tab
The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday voted 4-1 against dropping the three electric investor-owned utilities’ cost of capital for...
Gas Costs Drive Power Prices Higher
Rising natural gas prices are driving up the price of electricity in California, according to the California Independent System Operator....
Higher Winter Natural Gas Prices in and Outside California: FERC
Natural gas prices will be even steeper this winter than the last one despite forecasts of a milder cold season...
Pacific Coast Leaders Reunite to Accelerate Clean Energy, Prioritize Equity
The heads of the three west coast states and British Columbia renewed and strengthened their vows made five years ago...
Interconnection and Permitting Delays Slow Energy Storage Diversity: US Senate Panel
Since 2020, Congress has appropriated several billion dollars to advance a variety of energy storage technologies that reduce climate pollution...
FERC Okays Utility Cybersecurity Incentives, Applauds CAISO for Avoiding Blackouts
Federal regulators reluctantly approved a proposed rulemaking Sept. 22 that would financially reward utilities for increasing their system’s cybersecurity protections...
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...
DWR Given Lead on Managing Summer Energy Landscape
Updated June 30, 7 PM The governor signed an energy budget bill approved by the Senate and Assembly July 29—which...
Microsoft Opts for Natural Gas Backup Power
Microsoft and Enchanted Rock signed a contract for a 99 MW natural gas-fueled backup system to supply the massive company’s...
Gas & Electricity Costs Rise More, High Heat, Fires and Tight Supplies Likely
Californians are getting hit by continually soaring electric and gas utility bills, including from rising gas prices, escalating transmission costs,...
Air Regulator Proposes Dramatic Step Up in EV Requirements
California air pollution control regulators plan to require automakers to sell nothing but electric, fuel cell, and plug-in hybrid vehicles...
Higher Natural Gas Prices Push up Grid Market Costs
A 50% increase in natural gas costs drove up the grid operator’s day-ahead market prices in the fourth quarter of...
Energy Agencies Strive to Advance Cost-Effective, Long-Duration Grid Storage
Significant amounts of energy storage with continuous output of eight hours and far longer will be needed to reach a...
Virtual Power Plants Gain Ground
Virtual power plants are beginning to help meet peak power demand in California and across the globe at an affordable...