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Legislation to Cut Carbon & Ratepayer Bills Pass

June 21, 2022

The Senate Energy, Utilities, & Communications Committee approved half a dozen bills that aim to reduce ratepayers’ financial burdens and push the envelope on greening the grid’s electricity resources and ensuring charging station accessibility, including in struggling communities. At the June 21 committee hearing in...

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Clean affordable energy bills pass, CPUC revises resource adequacy, air pollution regulators get slammed

Feds streamline grid hookups, Legislation cuts building material carbon, Google and CCA reach 24/7 clean energy deal

Offshore wind & green h2 advance, utility home demand response programs need improvement, zinc batteries show promise

Protests to 5 GW of fossil, clean distributed energy rises, more climate bills pass

Non-diesel backup weighed, high electric bills vs. electrification, new storage coming

Grid threats and higher costs, feds permit pipelines, Sempra utilities seek big rate increases

Plan to cut carbon is panned, grants fund clean affordable homes and EVs, NEM back in play

California Public Utilities Commission

Microsoft Opts for Natural Gas Backup Power

Silicon Valley CCA to Provide Google 100% Clean Energy All Day, Every Day

Heat Pumps Drive Decarbonization, Barriers Impede Progress, Study Finds

Humboldt Houses 1st Renewable Microgrid that Sells Power to the Grid

CEC Okays Green Hydrogen Development, Touts Morro Bay Offshore Wind Advancements

Energy Commission Okays $19M more in Grants

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Building Electrification

California Utilities’ Residential Demand Response Expansion Challenges

June 7, 2022

Plans by California’s three dominant investor-owned utilities to expand their residential demand response (DR) programs are hampered by a lack of customer awareness, low adoption rates of smart thermostats and program...