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March 27, 2026

California Agencies & Legislature

California Agencies, Utilities Prep for Climate Change
California utilities and state agencies are cooperating on developing plans to manage the effects of global climate change on the electricity grid.
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FERC Approves PGE Transmission Cost Recovery
FERC approved PG&E's request to recover from its customers a portion of the costs of a $1.8 billion package of planned transmission improvements.
California CCAs Spur Worry of Regulatory Crisis
Few parties in California are happy with the way the state’s community choice aggregator (CCA) program is turning out, legislators learned.
California Awarding $45 Million for Microgrids
California is offering $45 million in grants for the development of microgrids to stimulate development of new distributed energy resources.
CAISO Resettling 2016 Demand Response Results
CAISO was forced to recalculate its 2016 demand response (DR) settlements because of missing data, the ISO told the California Energy Commission.
UPDATED: Aliso Canyon Resumes Injections
L.A. County officials asked a state court to halt the resumption of natural gas withdrawals from Aliso Canyon until more risks are analyzed.
California Officials: Aliso Canyon Safe to Open
California officials cleared the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility to resume injections, even as momentum builds to permanently close the site.
California Lawmakers Extend Cap-and-Trade
Both houses of the California State Legislature voted late Monday to extend the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade program until 2030.
California Zero-Carbon Power Bill Advances
A California Senate bill that would require utilities to obtain all their electricity from zero-carbon sources advanced through a key committee.
California Democrats Move to Extend Cap-and-Trade
California Democrats unveiled legislation to combat air pollution that included a measure to extend the state’s greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program.

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