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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...
DOE Strives to Lower Costs of PV Panel Recycling; CA Law may be a Model
The U.S. Department of Energy released a plan on Friday that aims to increase the recycling of photovoltaic panels heading...
As Closure Nears, Debate Over Diablo Canyon Persists
Calls to keep the half-century-old Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant from closing mid-decade are getting louder. During a Feb. 15...
CPUC Lowers Greenhouse Gas Target by 25%, with Big Storage Steadily Lining Up
Updated Feb. 15 The California Public Utilities Commission ratcheted down the greenhouse gas emissions cap for the electric sector to...
Emerging Technologies: Virtual Power Plants Advance in California
California regulators and utilities are finally beginning to seize the emerging virtual power plant (VPP) opportunity that allows aggregations of...
Ninth Circuit Says Some Rate Hikes on Solar Owners May Be Illegal
A stunning ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in an Arizona case indicates utilities may face limits on...
Energy Commission Frames R&D Decarbonization Budget
The California Energy Commission is taking a broad look at changes needed to reduce natural gas use. At a Jan....
New CPUC Chief Faces Barrage of Anger Over Solar Rooftop Pay Changes
Alice Reynolds’ first meeting as the new president of the California Public Utilities Commission was dominated by three hours of...
Hydropower Plant Back Online After Winter Rains
The Department of Water Resources’ Hyatt hydropower plant at Oroville Dam in Butte County is back generating electricity, thanks to...
Booming Clean Energy Highlights Transmission Needs
Record growth through the end of last September brought the combined installed wind, solar, and battery storage capacity in the...
CPUC Okays Expensive New SCE Battery Project
Investor-owned utilities in California have lobbied hard to reduce payments to people who feed their excess rooftop solar power back...
CAISO Regional Market Design Details Emerge, Big Questions Remain
The newly reinitiated stakeholder process to build a Western Day-Ahead Market took two steps forward that shows the California Independent...
Green Hydrogen Development Depends on Funding
Public and private financial support is critical to attaining a viable green hydrogen industry, which is considered a key strategy...