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Two SDG&E Green Hydrogen Pilots Aim to be Online in 2022
San Diego Gas & Electric launched two green hydrogen demonstration projects geared to help start the decarbonization of its system....
CPUC Updates Distributed Resources Plan to Capitalize on Broad Benefits
California’s groundbreaking 2016 Distributed Energy Resources Action Plan will be updated to better align rising levels of clean local renewables...
JUICE: Covid Wreaks Havoc on Legislative Hearings for a Second Year
It used to be, pre-pandemic, that spring was the time that numerous bills were vetted and voted on during weekly...
PG&E to Launch Community Microgrid Program, CPUC Will Vote on New Load Shedding
The California Public Utilities Commission gave the go-ahead March 18 for Pacific Gas & Electric to activate the community microgrid...
Edison Reimagines California’s Distribution System
Distributed energy’s explosive growth makes integrating it in a way that supports the power system critical, according to a new...
Guest Juice: Energy Crisis 2.0: It’s Time to Use Our Smart Meters
The rolling blackouts, according to the Preliminary Report on Causes of August Rotating Outages, were fundamentally caused by a California...
The Behind-The-Meter Frontier
Your home could also be your power plant, according to an April 7 article in Wired Magazine. It highlights a...
The Buzz
Pacific Gas & Electric is hit with a historic fine of $2.14 billion for igniting deadly wildfires in Northern California...
JUICE: Smart Inverters Need Smarter Rules
Rarely do inverters make front page news. But they are the stars of the 2019 Integrated Energy Policy Report approved...
Newsom Acts on Last Round of Energy Bills
California may soon have smart appliances that can be automatically turned off and on by energy companies to match their...
Shorts
Updated July 18. The California Energy Commission’s clean transportation program to date has provided $830 million in funding, with most...
JUICE: Sailing to Grid Regionalization
The announcement by California’s transmission operator that it will become the regional coordinator, not only in its territory, but across...
Opinionated: Remaking the Grid Part 2
Q & A with Lorenzo Kristov The California Independent System Operator’s former principal of market design and infrastructure policy Editor’s...
Seeking to Avoid a Huge PV Panel & Battery Mess
Solar panels installed with state subsidies are starting to reach the end of their lives, but California lacks a plan...
Opinionated: Remaking the Grid
Q & A with Lorenzo Kristov The California Independent System Operator’s former principal of market design and infrastructure policy PART...
Opinionated: Gadgets Are Increasingly Connected
By Fereidoon Sioshansi Every year hordes of people from around the world gather in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics...
EPIC Program Focuses on V2G Technologies
Vehicle fleets mark a significant market opportunity in the emerging vehicle-to-grid arena. Installing software with a simple control system into...
CAISO Aims for 15-Minute Day-Ahead Market
The grid operator adopted additional enhancements to its interconnection process Nov. 14, including requiring wind and solar generators to install...
FERC Order Promises to Be a Boon for Energy Storage
Federal energy regulators Feb. 15 adopted an order to expand participation of energy storage providers in wholesale power markets and...
OPINIONATED: The Sorry State Of Demand Response, Smart Meters/Dumb Tariffs
By Fereidoon Sioshansi The Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to conduct an annual survey...