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Another $15M in State Grants for Low Emissions Trucks and Cement
The California Energy Commission has awarded more than $15 million in grants for electric vehicles, carbon capture connected to a...
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....
Sempra Energy’s Earnings Plummet
Like California’s other two investor-owned utilities and parent companies, Sempra Energy’s latest earnings also were in the red, not from...
Shorts
California’s community choice organizations signed agreements for 3,000 MW of clean energy supplies over the last year. “These projects reflect...
News Roundup: SoCalGas Ends Lawsuit Alleging Energy Commission Was ‘Anti-Gas’
SoCalGas settled a lawsuit it filed last year against the California Energy Commission that claimed some of its work to...
Big hydro loss, Gov. waives pollution limits, Sempra earnings
Warnings about diminished hydropower because of the ongoing drought in California become a reality. On Thursday, a state official announces...
SDG&E and SoCalGas Parent’s Earnings Fall
Sempra Energy saw a sharp drop in net income for the second quarter, $424 million, or $1.37 a share, compared...
CPUC Allows PacifiCorp to Delay Coal Retirement Plan, Eases Economics of Clean Microgrids
The California Public Utilities Commission voted without discussion to extend by several months the date by which PacifiCorp must file...
Latest Carbon-Cutting Blueprint Hashed Out at Public Workshop
Electrifying buildings and transportation won’t get the state to carbon neutrality by 2045, staff from energy and air pollution control...
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...
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...
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...
The Buzz
Slashing emissions from dirty diesel backup systems, the use of which is growing, is the focus of energy and air...
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...
CPUC Acts to Advance Electric Vehicles
The California Public Utilities Commission has passed three more measures to promote electric vehicles. “These decisions will help with rates,...
Feinstein and Barragan Take Aim at SoCal Gas for Astroturfing
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA) are demanding answers from Southern California Gas about its ongoing attempts...
News Roundup: PG&E Seeks $2B more for Past Fire Costs
Pacific Gas & Electric is asking the California Public Utilities Commission for authority to charge ratepayers another $2 billion for...
Lawmakers Okay Smattering of Energy Bills
Updated Sept. 11 Fewer energy bills passed in the 2020 California legislative session than in any in the last two...
Rising Concern Over Diesel Generators
Pacific Gas & Electric came under fire for relying on diesel generators at a special joint energy and air agency...
Sempra Earnings Soar, Ups Fight to Protect Turf in CA
Sempra Energy, the parent company of both San Diego Gas & Electric and SoCal Gas, saw sharply increased earnings of...