CAISO is finalizing a set of changes to its resource adequacy program, with plans to vote on three proposals at an upcoming Board of Governors meeting,
The California Energy Commission approved a $28 million grant to Electrochemistry Foundry for the development of a battery fabrication and testing facility in Hayward.
The California Public Utilities Commission approved guidelines for utilities to use to design dynamic electricity rates, with one commissioner asking for more research on whether implementing such rates will leave some customers further behind financially.
Clean energy advocates are urging California lawmakers to restore funding to a fast-growing distributed energy program that has shown its ability to support the grid during a test run.
California energy officials are recognizing the need to work together to prioritize a long list of transmission and distribution interconnection projects as the state’s load growth accelerates due to expected data center development.
An aggregation of more than 100,000 residential batteries provided an average 535 MW of support to California’s electricity grid during a test to prepare for the hot summer period ahead.
California should have plenty of electricity available to meet demand over the next few years, even during extreme weather events or if new energy resource installations are delayed, a California Energy Commission report said.
Hydrogen transportation is struggling to find momentum in California, with the number of open fueling stations decreasing again last year, while fuel prices continue to increase.
