Renewable Energy
East Bay Community Choice Aiming for Top Green Customer Ranking
Next year, East Bay Community Energy expects to have the second highest number of customers in the nation served with 100% solar and wind power, it announced a week after the Global Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland.
Seven of 14 Bay Area cities served by the community energy provider will power their municipal loads and […]
Delays in Public Ability to Review Renewable Contract & Bids Shortened
It’s been nearly two decades since California first ordered utilities to enter into long-term contracts for renewable contracts and simultaneously cloaked the terms of those agreements in secrecy for up to a decade. That’s despite the fact that ratepayers pay for these agreements.
The California Public Utilities Commission on Nov.18 voted to expose the contracts […]
EPIC Funding Update: CEC Approves $750M for Clean Energy R&D
The California Energy Commission has okayed a $750 million budget to support clean energy research and development—from projects that are under development at labs, to those that are near commercialization. The five-year plan is in addition to approving more than a billion dollars to extend charging for trucks, buses and cars on Monday.
Funding of […]
CPUC Report Contemplates New Gas Power Supplies
The California Public Utilities Commission is considering increasing power from fossil-fueled power plants to meet the mandate for 11,500 MW of additional energy available when the sun sets by 2026. That is despite decarbonization efforts in California, and an explicit call in late June by the same agency for carbon-free supplies.
A report by […]
California Grid Operator Aims for 2024 Regional Day-Ahead Market
The California-led real-time Energy Imbalance Market has delivered significant savings to Western power providers, but other regions’ market ambitions are threatening the plan to expand it to a day-head market in three years.
The Northwest Power Pool is developing a capacity sharing program, and the Southwest Power Pool is developing a day-ahead market. […]
Out-of-State Utilities Join Forces to Consider Western Market
Updated Oct. 13
A dozen utilities from Puget Sound to Colorado have announced they’re exploring the formation of a western-wide trading market amid the shifting energy landscape. Such a market could give the California Independent System Operator a run for its money since it is also currently trying to expand its real-time Western Energy Imbalance […]