State energy regulators approved a new community solar program proposed by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District that environmentalists and residential solar developers strongly opposed as a slippery slope that will lead to more requests for exemptions from the rooftop-solar mandate.
EDF Renewables North America on Feb. 19 cut the ribbon on a comprehensive microgrid system at its San Diego headquarters. It includes a 209-kW-peak solar carport, a 182-kWp solar rooftop system, a 280-kW/538-kWh battery storage system, and 43 electric-vehicle charging stations. The company c… Read More
California's retail electricity rates are high. However, some argue it's not about rates but the bills that electricity customers pay, and the Golden State isn't doing so bad in that department. Coloring the conversation is the fact that energy-efficiency measures, weather, usage and income … Read More
Natural gas storage in Southern California is nearing capacity, but without heating demand, stores might soon be full, according to a recent analysis by Energy GPS. Read More
State energy regulators approved a new community solar program proposed by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District that environmentalists and residential solar developers strongly opposed as a slippery slope that will lead to more requests for exemptions from the rooftop-solar mandate. Read More
The California Energy Commission on Feb. 20 announced proposed awards of almost $8 million in grants through its Advance to Next-Generation Wind Energy Technology (Next Wind) program [GFO-19-302]. Read More
Two California agencies moved forward with programs targeting the building-decarbonization goals the state wants to meet by 2045. Read More
The California Public Utilities Commission on Feb. 3 opened its new biomethane incentive reservation system, which makes roughly $32 million in incentive funding available for biomethane interconnection projects in the state until the funds are depleted or until Dec. 31, 2026, whichever come… Read More
Pacific Gas & Electric is nearing the end of its bankruptcy protection period, but the judge overseeing the utility's criminal probation case said PG&E's equipment still poses a threat to the safety of the residents of Northern California. Read More
California Independent System Operator CEO Steve Berberich is retiring after nearly a decade in the position, CAISO said in a Feb. 19 news release. The CAISO Board of Governors has begun a nationwide search for his successor. Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said former Pacific Gas & Electric lawyer and U.S. Army Colonel John Busterud was named regional administrator for Region 9, which covers California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean, and 148 federally recognized tribes. Read More
Recent reports on oil and natural gas development in New Mexico and Colorado conclude that ambitious greenhouse gas-reduction targets enacted in those states could be undermined by their booming oil and gas industries. Read More
As communities across the country consider revamping building codes to move away from fossil fuels, Arizona lawmakers took a major step to preserve access for natural gas and other fuels in building construction. Read More
The 2020 New Mexico legislative session concluded at noon on Feb. 20, with two bills related to energy infrastructure heading to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's desk. But a bill that would have restructured the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission died in committee. Read More
The Navajo Nation, which has depended for decades on jobs and revenue from coal-plant and mine operations within and around its borders, on Feb. 11 filed at the Arizona Corporation Commission to intervene in the current rate case of Arizona Public Service [E-01345A-19-0236]. Read More
PG&E Corp., parent of Pacific Gas & Electric, on Feb. 18 reported a $7.7-billion net loss in 2019, eclipsing its $6.9-billion net loss in 2018. Read More
President Donald Trump on Feb. 19 ordered the Interior and Commerce departments to step up water development and deliveries for California’s Central Valley. Read More
