California's energy officials are determining how behind-the-meter energy resources, such as solar panels and battery storage equipment, can help reduce resource-adequacy issues in the state and avoid more rolling blackouts next summer.
Silicon Valley Clean Energy has directed $14 million toward accelerating electric-vehicle adoption in 2020, including $8 million of its own funding and $6 million from the California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project. New EV charging stations will be installed across the 13 cities that… Read More
As an energy journalist in 2020, I had to give some serious thought to the energy-related thing I would express thanks for this year (knowing that a decision to be thankful for propane would be a bit risky in today's politicized energy environment). Would I be attacked on social media for be… Read More
Western energy prices seemed to have nowhere specific to go in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Read More
California's energy officials are determining how behind-the-meter energy resources, such as solar panels and battery storage equipment, can help reduce resource-adequacy issues in the state and avoid more rolling blackouts next summer. Read More
The state's top utility regulator told Pacific Gas & Electric that shortfalls in its vegetation-management practices have led to an "enhanced oversight and enforcement process" to ensure the utility is operating safely. Read More
The California Air Resources Board voted to bring new facilities into an inventory that requires them to report emissions of certain substances, which regulators say is required under multiple pieces of legislation. Read More
Federal regulators declined to escalate enforcement action or fine Arizona Public Service, operator of the Palo Verde Generating Station, in response to compliance issues uncovered during an inspection earlier this year at the nearly 4-GW nuclear power plant. Read More
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There are sufficient resources nationwide to maintain reliable electricity supply, but there are fuel supply concerns in two areas—California and New England, the nation's reliability organization said in a new report. Read More
A "comprehensive reform" of resource-adequacy practices, dealing with increased generation variability, and integrating new technologies are the main goals outlined in the California Independent System Operator's three-year roadmap, the grid operator said. Read More
Southern California Edison is considering public-safety power shut-offs for customers in portions of five counties during Thanksgiving and/or Black Friday. Read More
The continental United States is well-prepared for its winter heating needs with 3,920 Bcf of natural gas in storage, which is the third-greatest amount recorded at the end of a storage season and the greatest amount since 2016, when there was 3,977 Bcf in storage, according to the U.S. Ener… Read More
A research study this month found that general financial incentives for home solar panel systems can exacerbate solar power system inequity and push panels into higher-income areas. Read More
Southern California Gas Co. and San Diego Gas & Electric have created a Hydrogen Blending Demonstration Program, the companies said Nov. 23. Read More
Ken Dragoon, Renewable Hydrogen Alliance founder and executive director, announced Nov. 20 he will be stepping down from his leadership role. Read More
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission on Nov. 20 approved preliminary rules that would accelerate the retirements of three coal-fired power plants by the end of 2028. The decision drew widespread praise from conservation groups, but the state's largest utilities and the Colorado Depart… Read More
The first of three solar projects a French company plans to build in New Mexico is expected to be operational by mid-2022, the CEO of its U.S. subsidiary told members of the San Juan County Commission at a Nov. 10 meeting. The county, which is located at the northwest corner of the state and… Read More
General Motors on Nov. 23 announced withdrawal of its support for the Trump administration's legal defense of its action stripping California of authority to set its own tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions standards. Read More
