- California Current

Op-Ed: Before and After Net Energy Metering 3, A Thought Experiment

January 24, 2023

The big changes wrought by the Net Energy Metering 3.0 approved last year made me wonder if I would install the same solar+storage system I invested in 2019 if I were subjected to the new controversial tariff? The California Public Utilities Commission’s final NEM 3.0...

Headline Buzz

New climate plan in the works, Solar rooftop program altered, $3B plus for EV chargers, Natural gas prices jump

CPUC scrutinizes natural gas projects, Oks more storage deal amendments, CEC aims to improve equity funding

Utility $1B EV plan okayed, CAISO market to expand, Klamath dam removal cleared

Less onerous solar rooftop proposal released, Prop. 30 fails, 100M in CAISO daily energy costs

Ratepayers pay for higher returns, Sempra’s in the black, Edison’s in the red, PG&E customers may pay twice for Diablo malfunction

Microgrids, PG&E Seeks Cash, Electricity Prices Rise

Rising natural gas prices, offshore wind auction set, storage trial and tribulations

California Public Utilities Commission

SDG&E’s 2023 Costs to Raise Monthly Utility Bills 15%, Forecast Errors Highlighted

Utility Regulators to Approve PG&E’s $2B in Forecast Costs

Accelerated Federal Relicensing of Diablo Protested

PacifiCorp to Join ISO’s Proposed Expanded Day Ahead Market, Adding Regional Grid Momentum

Drop in CA Rooftop Solar Payments Would Be Largest Program Cut in US: Solar Advocates

Jury Rejects Fired CPUC Director’s Whistleblower Claim

Climate Crisis

CEC Funds Climate Impact Study, Truck and Ride Sharing Charging

California Energy Commission

Ensuring Overburdened Communities Benefit from Fossil Free Transportation Investments

November 29, 2022

The California Energy Commission aims to better measure if and whether people living in struggling polluted communities actually benefit from targeted state subsidized electric vehicle chargers, electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks...