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California to Pass Sweeping Energy Policy Changes

Bills Aimed at Hastening Construction of New Generation and Storage
Jun 30, 2022
Hudson Sangree

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that will expedite permitting for new generation storage and possibly extend the life of aging gas plants.


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Calif. Lawmakers Offer Alternative Energy Budget

Plan Would Defer Allocating $21 Billion for Climate and Energy Effort
Jun 6, 2022
Hudson Sangree

California lawmakers proposed a vague $21 billion climate and energy budget for FY 22-23 that would defer Gov. Gavin Newsom's specific plans, pending talks.


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Transmission Bills Advance in California Legislature

Measures Seek Quicker, Less Expensive Tx Development to Meet Clean Energy Goals
Jun 6, 2022
Hudson Sangree

The Senate and Assembly passed bills to speed transmission development and lower costs as lawmakers tried to help the state meet its renewable power goals.


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New Calif. Laws Help Electrify Cars, Houses

Diverting Household Organic Waste Could Increase Biogas Production
Jan 10, 2022
Hudson Sangree

Laws that take effect this year could increase EV charging infrastructure, promote building decarbonization and convert more organic waste to biomethane.


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OSW, GHG Bills Go to California Governor

Sep 16, 2021
Hudson Sangree

Bills sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom include measures on offshore wind planning and controlling GHG emissions from cement manufacturing.


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BOEM to Offer Leases for Calif. Offshore Wind

May 25, 2021
Rich Heidorn Jr.
The Biden administration Tuesday announced it plans to offer leases for California’s first offshore wind areas, a 399-square-mile block off Morro Bay that could support 3 GW, and the Humboldt Call Area off Northern California, which it said is big enough for an additional 1.6 GW. The Morro Bay area...
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Wildfires Bolster Case for Biomass Energy in California

Energy from Forest Thinning Seen as Possible Solution
Apr 11, 2021
Hudson Sangree
Some California lawmakers want the woody biomass from forest thinning efforts to be used for electricity generation, after four years of catastrophic wildfires bathed the West Coast in smoke, with rural disasters choking major urban areas. The normally good air quality in the San Francisco Bay Area, for instance, was...
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Newsom’s $1.5B ZEV Plan Takes Flak from Democrats

Mar 22, 2021
Hudson Sangree
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...
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Calif. Lawmakers Focus on Building Decarbonization

Jan 25, 2021
Hudson Sangree
Legislators in Sacramento introduced a spate of bills this session to ban natural gas from new construction, promote hydrogen as an alternative fuel source and increase demand response to head off future blackouts. A number of bills deal with building decarbonization, including measures by Sen. Dave Cortese, a Democrat who...
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Governor Signs PG&E ‘Plan B’ Takeover Bill

Utility Says Necessary Chapter 11 Financing Obtained
Jul 1, 2020
Hudson Sangree
Pacific Gas and Electric said it had completed its bankruptcy restructuring Wednesday, one day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill allowing the state to take over the utility if it fails egregiously over time to obey the Public Utilities Commission’s rules. Those rules, imposed as a condition of...
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