For the first time, the California grid operator has released a draft 20-year plan for a grid that supports total...

Record growth through the end of last September brought the combined installed wind, solar, and battery storage capacity in the...

East Bay Community Energy formally opened a new 57.5 MW wind farm in the Altamont Pass in Livermore under hot...

This year’s legislature failed to pass a number of renewable and emission reduction bills, but it did pass one major...

California’s groundbreaking 2016 Distributed Energy Resources Action Plan will be updated to better align rising levels of clean local renewables...

California’s goal to acquire massive amounts of new wind, solar, and storage won't be reached if the transmission needed to...

Two community energy organizations in northern California have gone in together on 732 MW of long-term renewables, including new solar-plus-storage...

California has mandated its state power providers reach 60% renewables by 2030, but the Sacramento Municipal Utility District plans to...

Next summer, the federal agency that holds authority over offshore wind development in federal waters plans to auction leases for...

Co-locating solar and battery projects is a big plus in California, unlike in most other balancing authorities in the country,...

Clean local microgrid bills keep moving forward in the Legislature. Also continuing to advance is hotly contested legislation that would...

Barriers to transmission needed for clean energy growth in California and across the country can be overcome, advocates told the...

The California Energy Commission will see a 140% increase in its budget, from some $996 million to $2.4 billion, if...

The California Independent System Operator is “cautiously optimistic” that the grid will be more stable this summer than last because...

The SMUD Board adopted a plan the evening of April 27 to have the utility be carbon neutral by the...

This week, the Assembly Utilities & Energy Committee approved legislation to launch California’s offshore wind industry and allow home battery...

Here’s the latest update on how 2021 climate and energy-related proposed legislation is faring: The Senate Energy Utilities & Communication...

The state snowpack is 59% of the April 1 average, at 16.5 inches, the Department of Water Resources announced. The...

By the end of this decade, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power can reliably, equitably, and affordably provide...

Corrected March 26 As the value of energy storage–both utility scale and behind the meter–becomes recognized, it is also becoming...