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By Robert Mullin Despite President Trump’s moves to dismantle his predecessor’s climate change policies, Pacific Gas and Electric isn’t having second thoughts about its strategy of capitalizing on California’s greenhouse gas reduction goals, the utility’s new chief executive said. “We believe that, regardless of what happens at the federal level,...

By Robert Mullin Californians who receive their electricity service from one of the state’s growing number of community choice aggregators (CCAs) could face higher costs under a plan being proposed by the state’s three investor-owned utilities. The proposal — filed jointly by Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison and...

By Robert Mullin Electricity customers in Los Angeles County will soon have the option to purchase their power from a new publicly run supplier that will obtain more of its energy from renewable resources. The county’s Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Tuesday to establish a community choice aggregator (CCA)...

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...

By Robert Mullin A coalition of environmental, renewable energy and business groups called on California officials Tuesday to reignite CAISO’s effort to expand its operations into other areas of the West. The groups — which include the Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Entrepreneurs, Union of Concerned Scientists and the Solar...

By Robert Mullin A top California lawmaker last week introduced a bill that would require the state’s utilities to meet an increasing amount of their peak energy demand with renewable resources and energy storage systems. The proposed law would set a “clean peak energy standard” to reduce the reliance on...

By Robert Mullin Water levels behind the FERC-regulated Oroville Dam have continued to decline in recent days, falling to nearly 50 feet below the height of a severely damaged emergency spillway, according to the California Department of Water Resources (CDWR), the dam’s operator. On Feb. 12, local officials ordered the...

By Robert Mullin Two energy sellers that engaged in market manipulation during the Western Energy Crisis of 2000/01 will be prohibited from using the costs associated with illegal trading activity to offset the amount of money they’re expected to refund back to California, FERC has ruled. The commission will also...

By Robert Mullin FERC has affirmed a previous ruling stating that evidence of price reporting deficiencies by power sellers during the Western Energy Crisis of 2000-2001 cannot constitute the sole basis for a finding of market manipulation during the event. The commission’s Jan. 9 order clarified a key element of...

By Robert Mullin California will require improved transmission access to a diverse set of renewable resources throughout the state and the broader West to cost-effectively meet its renewable energy and greenhouse gas reduction targets, according to a report released by the state’s Energy Commission. Windy Flats, Klickitat County, WA |...