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Controversial CPUC Vote Approves $80M to Each Utility to Increase EV Chargers
On a rare split vote, state utility regulators narrowly approved expediting the three investor-owned utilities ability to spend more ratepayer...
FERC Scrutinizes New Gas Projects’ Climate Pollution Impacts
At its regular meeting this week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved two more orders that affirm its authority to...
Remote Meeting on Diablo Canyon Limits Public Comment
In place of the usual annual public meeting in San Luis Obispo for updates on the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power...
Final Blackout Study Calls for More Reserves, Warns of Diablo & Pacific Line Risk
Details on the key causes of the mid-August blackouts are out, and consistent with an earlier analysis. They highlight market...
Fed Regulators Make Way for Carbon Pricing in Wholesale Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has opened the door a crack to allow state carbon pricing into wholesale markets, proposing...
JUICE: Falling Off the Clean Energy Wagon
Updated June 11 Since the start of this century, California has been working to wean the electricity sector off addictive...
Energy Bills this Session
The unprecedented halt to legislative activities will result in a significant whittling down of the pile of state energy bills...
Federal Car Emission Standards Rollback Gets Pushback
The Trump Administration’s final rule allowing higher emissions from new cars and small trucks suffered a couple of blows this...
Utility Wildfire Plans Raise Cost and Safety Issues
The cost to ratepayers and how soon fire protections will be in place are key concerns for lawmakers reviewing new...
Juice: Can CCAs Build a Resilient Energy System?
Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy is forcing California energy policymakers to grapple with the future of the energy utility business...
Juice: Centralizing to Decentralize
As community choice aggregation, distributed generation, and interest by companies in making or purchasing their own power rise, California energy...
PG&E Pays $97M Fine for Ex Parte Wrongs
Pacific Gas & Electric agreed to pay $97.5 million in penalties under a settlement that puts to rest charges of...
The Buzz
A sizable midweek natural gas leak in San Diego shuts down a freeway, a huge mall and requires evacuations. As...
OPINIONATED: A New CPUC Tool to Reduce Ex Parte Exchanges
By Todd Edmister A recent CA Current article described a Feb.7, 2017, CPUC Commissioner informational webinar on “Impacts of Climate...
JUICE: A Legislative Energy Agenda
As the Legislature gathers steam in Sacramento, numerous key energy-related issues are ripe for action, from how to deal with...
Gov. Signs Big CPUC Reform Deal
After being continually pressured by lawmakers to overhaul the California Public Utilities Commission, Gov. Jerry Brown reached an agreement with...
Atomic Board takes up Diablo Canyon Plant Seismic Safety
The legitimacy of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s nuclear power operating license following the discovery of new and longer faults...
Bill Would Spotlight Utility Costs
Pending legislation, AB 825 by Assemblymember Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood), could help shed light on the big picture cost to ratepayers...
JUICE: Commission Eyes Wide Shut
For six months, California Public Utilities Commissioners have promised profusely to make transparency and public accessibility a top priority in...
50% Renewable Bill Sails through Senate Panel
The Senate Energy, Utilities, & Communications Committee backed five energy bills July 7, most notably one to increase the state’s...