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CA Current has been suffering worsening staff shortages so will not continue providing daily and weekly news on California energy...
Air Regulators 2022 Scoping Plan to Slash Emissions is a Go
The California Air Resources Board unanimously approved Dec. 15 its newest climate plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by...
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...
CPUC Approves $51M to PG&E for 3,000 Chargers
The California Public Utilities Commission voted 4-0 for Pacific Gas & Electric’s plan to spend $51 million of ratepayer funds...
Energy Commission Okays Unprecedented $3B for EV Charging
The California Energy Commission approved a $2.9 billion investment in zero emission vehicle infrastructure, the majority of which will fund...
Natural Gas Prices are Soaring
Wholesale natural gas prices in California have reached unprecedented highs because of the cold snap, low storage, increased gas exports...
SDG&E’s 2023 Costs to Raise Monthly Utility Bills 15%, Forecast Errors Highlighted
San Diego Gas & Electric’s $784 million forecast for generation and other costs to be collected from customers would get...
Utility Regulators to Approve PG&E’s $2B in Forecast Costs
Pacific Gas & Electric would collect $2 billion from ratepayers to cover its projected costs next year for generation, grid...
Accelerated Federal Relicensing of Diablo Protested
Updated Dec. 15 A group of environmental organizations warned the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that fast tracking Pacific Gas & Electric’s...
PacifiCorp to Join ISO’s Proposed Expanded Day Ahead Market, Adding Regional Grid Momentum
Just one day after the California Independent System Operator released its final Extended Day Ahead Market proposal, it announced that...
Drop in CA Rooftop Solar Payments Would Be Largest Program Cut in US: Solar Advocates
The California Public Utilities Commission’s proposal to cut payments to homeowners for power exported from their photovoltaic roof systems is...
Jury Rejects Fired CPUC Director’s Whistleblower Claim
A California jury sided with the California Public Utilities Commission Dec. 2, rejecting former Executive Director Alice Stebbins complaint that...
Solar Developers Say Finding that Southeast Asia PV Panels Are Dumped Harms U.S. Solar Growth
Half of the companies manufacturing solar modules in Southeast Asia imported to this country were found to have used Chinese...
Regulators Require Edison to Pay $100M for Shoddy Efficient Light Bulb Program
Southern California Edison was ordered to pay $102 million for mismanaging its energy efficiency lighting program from 2017 through 2019. ...
Regulators Sign Off on Higher Priced PG&E Energy Storage Deals
Supply chain constraints continue to impact utility energy storage projects, leading state regulators to approve more changes to agreements for...
PG&E Freed from Scrutiny of Deficient Wildfire Mitigation Work
The California Public Utilities Commission ended a year of increased scrutiny of Pacific Gas & Electric’s vegetation removal to ensure...
Ensuring Overburdened Communities Benefit from Fossil Free Transportation Investments
The California Energy Commission aims to better measure if and whether people living in struggling polluted communities actually benefit from...
PG&E Reaping $1B From Feds to Keep Diablo Plant Online Faces Push Back
The U.S. Department of Energy conditionally awarded Pacific Gas & Electric $1.1 billion to extend the life of its 2.2...
Civil Rights Group Sues over CA’s Ban on Gas-Fueled Vehicle Sales
The California Air Resources Board’s rules phasing out in-state sales of new gas powered cars and pick up trucks by...
Regulators Project More Emission Cuts, Renewables and Electric Vehicles
The California Air Resources Board’s proposed update to its greenhouse gas reduction plan, released Nov. 16, expects an acceleration of...