Auld Lang Zine
CA Current has been suffering worsening staff shortages so will not continue providing daily and weekly news on California energy...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Glick May Lose Position at FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Rick Glick may be out at the end of the year because Sen. Joe Manchin...
Daily Energy Costs $100M in September
The September heat storm drove up the average daily energy costs for ratepayers in the California grid operators’ market to...
Earnings in the Black for Sempra, San Diego Gas & Electric
Unlike PG&E Corp. and Edison International, Sempra Energy reported positive earnings from July through September. Sempra reported $485 million in...
Gas Costs Drive Power Prices Higher
Rising natural gas prices are driving up the price of electricity in California, according to the California Independent System Operator....
Unprecedented Flush California Energy Commission Budget
The California Energy Commission budget is at an all time high, with $10.5 billion in new funding. This is by...
Morro Bay Wind Development Impacts “Not Significant,” Federal Auction at Year’s End
Responsible development of a wind energy industry in the deep waters 20 miles out from Morro Bay will not harm...
Committee Backs Closure Delays for So Cal Coastal Power Plants
The Statewide Advisory Committee on Cooling Water Intake Structures recommended extending the operations of four power plants on the Southern...
Concerns Aired about Seismic Study Update of Diablo Nuclear Plant
The workload of the scientific committee charged with overseeing the safety of the Diablo Nuclear Power Plant escalated significantly with...
PG&E Seeks to Sell 49.9% of its Non-Nuclear Generation
Pacific Gas & Electric seeks utility regulators' approval to sell off nearly 2,800 MW of its 5,600 MW of hydropower...
CPUC Says Aliso Canyon is Needed, Replacement Specifics Postponed
A California Public Utilities Commission proposal finds that natural gas supplies in Southern California Gas’s Aliso Canyon storage field are...
State Regulators End 50-Year Long Gas Line Hookup Subsidies
The California Public Utilities Commission voted 5-0 to end ratepayer-funded subsidies for natural gas line extensions to new homes and...