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New Laws to Reduce Heat Wave Impacts
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation creating a warning system in advance of expected intense heat and authorizing local entities to...
Risk of “Fukushima-Type Accident” at Diablo Plant Heightened by Lifespan Extension, Analysis Warns
The Diablo Nuclear Plant on California’s Central Coast could keep the power flowing when temperatures spike beyond mid-decade but whether...
CA Proposes $1.4 B Loan to Extend Diablo Nuclear Plant, Alternatives & Grid Reliability Questions Ignored
Pacific Gas & Electric would get a $1.4 billion loan to keep its 2,250 MW Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant...
Bloom Energy Expands its Fuel Cell Factory to Enable 1GW+ of Production
Bloom Energy opened a mega fuel cell factory in the Bay Area last week in response to significant demand. The...
Court Says California Public Utilities Commission Must Obey State Public Records Act
San Francisco Public Press: After Edison International asked customers to pay some of the costs for the shutdown of San...
FERC Moves to Ease Renewable & Storage Projects’ Grid Connections
Federal regulators launched proposed rules to speed up belabored interconnections of renewable and storage projects to enable a changing resource...
SDG&E Seeks 19% Revenue Hike
San Diego Gas & Electric is asking state utility regulators to approve an 18.7% rate increase over its 2023 rates...
PG&E’s H2 Plan Lacks Details Months After CPUC Dismissed Previous R&D Plan
Pacific Gas & Electric’s announcement this week that it will create the nation’s most comprehensive study and demonstration of hydrogen...
JUICE: A Diablo Nuclear Power Plant Extension Faces High Hurdles
Rumblings about extending the life of Pacific Gas & Electric’s aging Diablo Nuclear Power Plant past the date its federal...
PG&E Corp Earnings More than Triple
Pacific Gas & Electric’s parent corporation reported considerably higher earnings for the first quarter of this year of $475 million,...
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...
FERC Seeks Stronger Protections for Electric and Pipeline Systems
During its first meeting of 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission addressed only one issue: cybersecurity. It began work proposing...
Aliso Canyon Well Blowout Subject of Health Study
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is taking bids for a study on the harm caused by the...
Could Fault in State’s Second Largest Fire Lead to Third PG&E Bankruptcy?
State investigators concluded that Pacific Gas & Electric's electric wires ignited last year’s massive Dixie Fire, which went on to...
FERC Okays Stronger Dam Safety Rules
A blowout in 2017 of the spillway below the highest dam in the U.S., the Oroville Dam on the Feather...
High Winds Led to 70,000 Customer Shutoffs in Southern California
Powerful Santa Ana winds resulted in Southern California utilities shutting off power to tens of thousands of customers on Thanksgiving...
PG&E Hit with Another Safety Violation Fine
The California Public Utilities Commission slapped a $7.5 million fine on Pacific Gas & Electric for failing to conduct much...
Guest Editorial: Diablo Canyon is Done
Released with much fanfare, no doubt given the attention focused on the Climate COP 26 summit, was last week’s study...
Federal Court Finalizes $10M in PG&E Investor Class Action
A federal judge has given final approval to the $10 million settlement among Pacific Gas & Electric Corp, its top...
More Gas to be Stored Under Pressure at Aliso Canyon Field
The California Public Utilities Commission voted to increase the amount of natural gas Southern California Gas keeps underground at its...