State utility regulators adopt supply cushions for the next three summers to beef up grid reliability in the face of extreme heat.
A state bill puts rates at the center of California’s clean energy goals. Other legislation passed by the Assembly energy committee seeks to ensure that electricity sector emissions drop.
State legislation approved by the Senate energy committee would better protect ratepayers from utility wildfire liability and the victims of devastating fires sparked by PG&E in 2017-18.
California air regulators face big pushback on their blueprint that is supposed to make sure the state achieves necessary reductions in climate pollution.
Earlier, a report warns that the Air Resources Board scoping plan will cause the state to miss its 2030 emissions reduction goal by 20%. It rejects the elusive carbon capture and sequestration proposals, calling for them to be replaced with existing clean energy solutions.