CAISO Calls Statewide FlexAlert
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has called a Statewide FlexAlert for today, seeking statewide energy conservation from 3 p.m ...
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PG&E Begins Shutting off Power in 3rd PSPS Event of 2020
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has just announced that the utility has initiated a Public Safety Power Shutoff's (PSPS) to ...
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PG&E Says PSPS to Begin Today, Could Last 3 Days, 24 Counties Affected
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) updated its possible Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) alert this morning, stating that they continue ...
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PG&E Warns of 3rd PSPS Event of the Year for Northern California
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) today issued a press release warning its customers that the third Public Power Safety Shutoff ...
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CAISO, CPUC, CEC Issue Preliminary Report on Blackouts
The Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee will be holding an oversight hearing with the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), California ...
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SoCalGas Natural Gas Storage Near Capacity
According to the US Energy Information Administration, SoCalGas natural gas inventories were about 79 billion cubic feet (Bcf) at the ...
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CAISO Declares Flex Alert for Thursday, Oct. 1
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert, a call for voluntary electricity conservation, from 3 ...
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PG&E Declares PSPS Event Beginning Early Sunday Morning
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) announced late Saturday that they are declaring a Public Power Safety Shutt-off (PSPS) event beginning ...
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PG&E Says PSPS Possible for 100K this Weekend Due to Heat and Wind
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has warned late today that a Public Power Safety Shut-Off (PSPS) event is possible for ...
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Newsom Orders Ban on Gas-Fueled Vehicles by 2035
Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for a ban on the sale of new gasoline-fueled vehicles beginning in 2035. On Sept ...
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Solar Projects Impacted As Joshua Tree Moves Closer To Being Protected Species
Calling climate change a factor in the decision, the California Fish & Game Commission today voted unanimously to formally review ...
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2019 Power Figures Show California Relies On Neighbors To Keep The Lights On
The California Energy Commission (CEC) recently issued its 2019 power generation statistics showing that California used less power in 2019 ...
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Saturday Mid-Day Update: Historic Fires Cover the West
UPDATE9/12/2020 -- 12noon Wildfires are burning across the West, but cooler weather may be offering some hope in the coming ...
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Governor Newsom Calls for Expediting Clean Energy Goals in the Backdrop of State Wildfires
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom, while touring the wildfire devastation in Butte County, called on the state to accelerate its climate ...
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CEC Update on Meeting California’s 100% Clean Energy Goals Calls for Massive Build Out of Renewables
Today, California Energy Commission staff provided an update on the joint agency report to meet the 100% clean energy goals ...
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State Water Resources Control Board Unanimously Approves Extension of OTC Facilities
Members of the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) voted unanimously extended the deadlines for once through-cooled (OTC) compliance for ...
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More Public Power Safety Shutoffs are Coming in 2020
As reported over the last several days on GovReport, a statewide heatwave, fires in Northern and Southern California, and high ...
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Sacramento Municipal Utilities District Names Lau as New CEO and GM
Paul Lau, a 38-year SMUD veteran, has been named to succeed Arlen Orchard as the utility’s chief executive officer and ...
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Fish & Game Commission Pushes Joshua Tree Endangered Listing Decision to September
The California Fish & Game Commission voted on Thursday to continue the Western Joshua Tree issue to September, prolonging the ...
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Extreme heat, electricity shortages and fires threaten ‘perfect storm’ in California
As if things could not possibly worsen during the pandemic, millions of Californians have dealt with rolling blackouts amid a ...
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