The CEC approved a request to increase the output of a Burbank gas-fired power plant to address grid reliability issues, prompting some organizations and locals to protest out of concerns about the facility's emissions and costs.
At a two-day workshop held by the CEC, offshore wind experts and fishermen identified many challenges associated with building offshore wind turbines in Humboldt Bay and other parts of the coastline while not displacing the fishing industry.
Key organizations across California voiced strong opposition to Pacific Gas and Electric's proposed rate increases that are under review at the California PUC.
A virtual power plant program with an indeterminate future set a record in 2025 for the capacity the plant contributed to California's electricity grid.
Construction of new wind, solar and energy storage facilities will decrease significantly over the next five years, a BloombergNEF analyst said in an presentation to the California Energy Commission.
A California PUC judge has proposed the commission order an additional 6 GW of capacity for the state between 2029 and 2032 to get ahead of disappearing federal tax credits and loans for renewable energy resources.
The California PUC is recommending the state build an additional 68.5 GW of new solar generation resources by 2045, despite new tariffs on imports and the planned elimination of federal tax credits.
The California Public Utilities Commission is preparing to overhaul its demand response programs, policies and data systems to ensure uniform DR standards statewide and better position the Golden State to meet its energy policy and emissions goals.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom renewed his call for lawmakers to pass a bill to authorize CAISO to relinquish governance of its electricity markets and allow it and the state’s utilities to participate in a new “regional organization” designed to oversee a West-wide market.
Trade organizations for utilities and large energy consumers seek to intervene in the lawsuit filed in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Bonneville Power Administration’s decision to join SPP’s Markets+ instead of CAISO’s EDAM.
