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CPUC Chops Solar Rooftop Payments & Adds Battery Incentives, Few are Happy
The California Public Utilities Commission approved on a 5-0 vote a controversial revision to the program that slashes payments for...
Drop in CA Rooftop Solar Payments Would Be Largest Program Cut in US: Solar AdvocatesÂ
The California Public Utilities Commission’s proposal to cut payments to homeowners for power exported from their photovoltaic roof systems is...
Regulators Sign Off on Higher Priced PG&E Energy Storage DealsÂ
Supply chain constraints continue to impact utility energy storage projects, leading state regulators to approve more changes to agreements for...
Utility Regulators Pitch Cutting Big Fixed Fees on Small Solar Units
California utility regulators’ proposal to increase the costs of small solar rooftops and lower payments for excess power sent to...
Uptick in Solar Roofs on Less Well to Do DwellingsÂ
While California utility regulators’ controversial proposal to raise the cost of small solar rooftops on the basis of equity claims...
Energy Storage Project at UC San Diego Repurposes EV Batteries
A California startup launched its 250 kW/500 kWh energy storage system that reuses batteries that powered electric cars. Carlsbad-based Smartville...
Supply Chain Pressures Drive Energy Storage Contract Redos
Surging prices for imported battery components, rising demand and other supply constraints are causing private utilities and community energy to...
So Cal Community Aggregator Okays Price Hike for 1,500 MW of Executed Renewable DealsÂ
Citing unprecedented turmoil in renewable power development, the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California approved amendments last week to raise...
East Bay Aggregator Offers App that Automatically Charges EVs Off Peak
East Bay Community Energy announced Oct. 4 that it is offering electric vehicle owners a free app that allows them...
Interconnection and Permitting Delays Slow Energy Storage Diversity: US Senate Panel
Since 2020, Congress has appropriated several billion dollars to advance a variety of energy storage technologies that reduce climate pollution...
Energy Commission to Provide Nearly $400M to Advance Energy Storage Diversity
The California Energy Commission and Department of Energy highlighted the CEC’s ongoing support of battery technologies, including alternative chemistries, as...
Energy Commission Okays $24 M in Clean Energy Grants
This week, the California Energy Commission handed out $24 million in grants for electric buses and cars with bidirectional capabilities,...
Environmentalists Urge Air Agency to Nix New Diesel Generators
With a statewide push to employ diesel generators as a power supply buffer to address peak loads and blackouts, environmentalists...
CA Energy Commission Awards $25M in Clean Energy Grants
The Energy Commission approved $25 million in clean energy grants on Aug . 10, with the largest $11 million for...
U.S. Energy Storage Rising with CA Leading, But Solar Dispute Slows Growth, Report Finds
The U.S. is projected to install 600 GWh of energy storage by 2031, with an average 54 GWh/27 GW added...
CA Let’s Electric Car Owners Use Cheaper Submeters to Measure Energy UseÂ
California is the first state in the nation to allow electric vehicle owners, residential and commercial, to avoid installing costly...
CPUC Highlights Bright Prospects of an Affordable Clean Grid with Agile Demand
California Public Utilities Commission staff detailed their proposal to increase customers’ ability to help balance the grid during energy spikes...
California Policy Makers and Grid Operator Work to Advance Energy Storage
With the growing demand for energy storage to help decarbonize the grid and balance out intermittent renewable resources, the California...
Regulators Propose Combining Distributed Resources and Real Time Pricing to Allow Customer Generation to Support the Grid
California just took another big step toward bringing more customer-owned rooftop solar, batteries, and electric vehicles into its evolving power...
Fire in PG&E Territory Damages Equipment
updated July 7 A rapidly spreading wildfire in Amador and Calaveras counties that began early evening on July 4th forced...