CPUC Mandates Back-Up Power for Cell Towers by 2021
The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved to mandate that wireless providers have backup power for communications facilities in fire-prone ...
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Report: Clean Energy Jobs Impacted by COVID-19
According to a recent study by BW Research, more than a half-million clean energy jobs have been lost nationwide with ...
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California grid connected to nation’s largest battery storage
In June, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) connected to the nation's largest battery storage in the country, kicking off ...
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California Oil Producer Files for Chapter 11
The California Resources Corporation (CRC), one of the state's largest oil producers, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday. CRC, which ...
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Can Microgrids Rescue PSPS?
At a joint CEC and CPUC workshop last week, the agencies agreed that deploying microgrids as fast as possible could ...
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Commentary: Power-to-Gas Offers an Optimal Path for a Carbon-Free California
California is widely regarded for environmental leadership, especially around clean energy policy. The state has set an ambitious goal of ...
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Final Push with New Bill for Pumped Storage
With COVID-19 stalling most energy matters not related to PG&E, the NextEra backed effort to promote pumped storage in California ...
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Western EIM Governing Body elects John Prescott and Anita Decker as chair and vice chair
The Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Governing Body this week elected John Prescott and Anita Decker to serve as its ...
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Governor signs legislation to create nonprofit takeover of PG&E if utility fails
Gov. Newsom on Tuesday signed SB350 by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) that authorizes the creation of a new non-profit ...
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Air Resources Board Approves Electric Truck Mandates
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) unanimously approved a first-in-the-nation regulation mandating truck manufacturers to increase their sale of electric ...
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Budget Update: Legislature Restores CalGEM Enforcement Positions
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"]In last week's final budget, the Legislature restored key cuts for the Department of ...
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Energy Demand is Down, Decreased Hydropower Leads to Higher Energy Prices
According to California Independent System Operator (CAISO) figures, energy usage is down for week 14. Overall, weekday power usage was ...
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Weekly Energy Digest for June 19, 2020
Some energy-related news stories we've been reading this week ... California Preparing for peak wildfire season in San Diego amid ...
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SCE Says Nearly 50% of Electricity Delivered to Customers is Carbon Neutral
Announcing the release of its 2019 Sustainability Report on June 8, Edison International stated that 48% of the electricity delivered ...
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Three Months into Shelter-In-Place Order and Home Energy Consumption Is Up
According to California Independent System Operator (ISO) figures, energy usage is down for week 13 as California experienced milder temperatures ...
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Weekly Energy Digest for June 11, 2020
Some energy-related news stories we've been reading this week ... California PG&E Names 11 New Board Members as Part of ...
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PG&E Names 11 New Board Members as Part of Bankruptcy Agreements
As a condition of the Chapter 11 process, PG&E announced the selection of a new board of directors to who ...
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Energy Consumption Up During Week 12 of Shelter-in-Place Order
Energy usage continued to be up as compared to last year during week 12 of the shelter-in-place order. A second ...
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Commission Says PG&E ‘Making Progress’ but Questions Remain
Testifying at the Senate Energy Committee Oversight Hearing on June 4, California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) staff said that PG&E ...
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Prices Jump as SoCal Gas Begins Pipeline Maintenance
The spot price of natural gas at the SoCalGas Citygate trading hub jumped to more than $2.40, a 25-cent increase ...
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