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New Fossil Free Energy Laws Added to the Books
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed more energy bills to increase clean electricity resources in California, many with an emphasis on improving...
FERC Okays Utility Cybersecurity Incentives, Applauds CAISO for Avoiding Blackouts
Federal regulators reluctantly approved a proposed rulemaking Sept. 22 that would financially reward utilities for increasing their system’s cybersecurity protections...
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 End 50-Year Long Gas Line Hookup Subsidies
The California Public Utilities Commission voted 5-0 to end ratepayer-funded subsidies for natural gas line extensions to new homes and...
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 $24 million in grants for electric buses and cars with bidirectional capabilities,...
Keep Closer Tabs on DOE’s Billion$ for Nuclear Reactor Demonstrations: GAO
The Department of Energy awarded $4.6 billion last year to bolster emerging small modular and advanced nuclear reactor projects that...
Legislative Update
Bills near the finish line would require corporations with more than $1 billion in revenue to reveal the carbon intensity...
Big Business and Civil Rights Group Protest Newsom’s Climate Proposals
The California Chamber of Commerce and an organization representing civil rights leaders object to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legislative and regulatory...
Grid Operator Calls First Flex Alert of the Summer
Updated Aug. 18 California's grid operator called on customers to lower their energy use for several hours Wednesday afternoon because...
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...
25 GW of Offshore Wind in California by 2045 is Doable, CEC Finds
Up to 5 GW of floating wind turbines can be installed several miles off the coasts of Central and Northern...
Developers Would Pay Full Freight for Gas Line Hookups Under CPUC Proposal
Monetary subsidies for extending natural gas lines to newly constructed homes and buildings will end in less than a year...
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...
Energy Officials to Justify Diablo Nuclear Power Plant Extension, Opposition Mounts
This Friday, officials from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, the California Energy Commission and the grid operator will delve into the...
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...
Sempra Energy’s Net Income Rises
Sempra Energy’s latest quarterly earnings rose to $559 million, or $1.77 per share, compared to second-quarter net income of $424...
CAISO May Operate Transmission Sending Wyoming Wind to California
Wind energy developer Anschutz Corp. asked the California grid operator in late July to manage at least 1,500 MW of...
Diablo Nuke’s Fate and Line Undergrounding Central to PG&E Earnings Call Revealing Slump in Profits
Pacific Gas &Electric Corp.’s latest quarterly earnings slid to $356 million, or $0.17 per common share, compared to $397 million,...
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...