A new study cites gigawatt-hours’ worth of opportunity in customer energy flexibility, but little opportunity for old-school load shedding. California has gigawatt-hours of grid-balancing available in homes, offices, factories and farms that can “shape” and “shift” their energy usage, and a smaller but still valuable market for fast-responding “shimmy” resources. But it has very little… Keep reading →
As he settles into his final two years as California’s longest-serving Governor, Jerry Brown has limited time to finalize his energy and climate policy legacy. Meanwhile, with a new crop of state legislators and two new appointees at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California has a fresh set of actors who will be actively… Keep reading →
As California lawmakers prepare for another round of debating the best way to combat climate change, a new study says the San Joaquin Valley is benefiting economically from the state’s policies on global warming.
The alphabet soup of solar industry organizations just got a little bit less cluttered.
Staff of the California Energy Commission have completed an assessment of the state’s transmission grid.
All kinds of companies are using batteries to cut expenses and reduce demand for new power plants.
A task force has released its report on the safety of underground natural gas storage, following the Aliso Canyon leak in California.
The power and energy regulatory environment is in a high state of flux in California amidst increasing integration of distributed renewable energy generation.
California Governor Jerry Brown on September 27 signed four new bills into law that will boost both behind-the-meter and utility energy storage capacity.
The Los Angeles City Council has unanimously approved a measure that instructs the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to chart a path to 100 percent clean energy in the city.
