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Laws that take effect this year could increase EV charging infrastructure, promote building decarbonization and convert more organic waste to biomethane.
The California Air Resources Board approved a $1.5 billion transportation funding plan, including $515 million for a popular electric car incentive program.
Fellow Democrats are questioning California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal to spend $1.5 billion to accelerate the adoption of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) by building charging infrastructure and providing incentives to low-income households and buyers of heavy-duty vehicles. Newsom’s proposal does not renew funding for the state’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday appointed Liane Randolph, a member of the state’s Public Utilities Commission, as the next chair of the California Air Resources Board. CARB oversees vehicle emissions, among other roles, and has battled with the Trump administration in recent years. Its policies have influenced manufacturing in...
California will need to double the pace of electric vehicle sales and install millions of chargers to meet its goal of having 5 million EVs on the road by 2030, researchers told the state’s Energy Commission (CEC) in four sessions on EV charging infrastructure last week. The state will likely...
By Hudson Sangree FERC last week approved CAISO’s proposal to revise its bid adder for the Western Energy Imbalance Market, allowing the changes to take effect Nov. 1. The revisions limit the megawatt quantity of the bid adder, which reflects the costs EIM resources pay to comply with California’s greenhouse...
By Jason Fordney The California Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to review a challenge of the state’s greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program, preserving the 2006 law that requires power plants and other polluters to reduce carbon emissions or purchase state-issued credits. The court declined to review the California Chamber of Commerce’s...
By Robert Mullin More than two decades after initiating a deregulation drive that faltered in the wake of the Western Energy Crisis of 2000/01, California officials are taking another look at offering consumers the ability to choose their electric supplier. This go-round should be different, according to the state agencies...