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Push to Postpone Closure Dates of Aging Coastal Power Plants, Once Again
A committee made up of energy, and coastal agency, and grid operator officials is calling for extending the lives of...
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...
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...
Committee Votes to Keep Redondo Beach Plant Online Another Two Years
Over strong community objections, a multi-state agency advisory board recommended March 26 postponing once again the closing of the nearly...
CPUC Pitches Additional 7,500 MW Mid-Decade
A California Public Utilities Commission proposal calls for 7,500 MW of new power in California, with less than one-third of...
CPUC is Heading Backwards on Demand Response Forward on Gas Plants
Instead of increasing demand response to help avoid blackouts during intense heat, a California Public Utilities Commission staff proposal would...
CPUC Will Scour for Demand Side Resources
In order to avoid a replay of rolling blackouts next summer, the California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to expedite...
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...
The Cause of California’s Blackouts
Under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order, the California Public Utilities Commission has initiated a “root-cause analysis” of the state’s August 14-15...
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...
Humboldt Towns Protected Against Shutoffs, Locals Say the Change is Overdue
When power is deliberately shut off to avoid fires amid high wind in Pacific Gas & Electric territory, 20 cities...
The Number of Energy Bills Drop During Legislative Limbo
The longer state legislators remain away from Sacramento, the smaller the list of energy bills expected to be taken up...
CPUC Sets 46 MMT Carbon Target for Power Sector
In a first-ever telephonic business meeting plagued with technical glitches, the California Public Utilities Commission approved adding another 25,000 MW...
The Buzz
FERC member Bernard McNamee bids adieu to the agency. Whether to allow coastal power plants that use huge quantities of...
The Buzz
The liability boulder around Pacific Gas & Electric’s neck may thwart its rescue by the federal bankruptcy court, its latest...
The Buzz
Pacific Gas & Electric’s handling of its unprecedented power shutoffs to more than 700,000 has customers and regulators up in...
CPUC Faces Opposition to Protecting Gas Plants
The California Public Utilities Commission was met a by a string of protesters Oct. 10 who objected to the commission’s...
Mitigation Fee Proposed for Water-Cooled Plants
A phase out of the use of seawater to cool spinning turbines in power plants was mandated in 2010 to...