Tackling climate change, clearing the path for more renewables and integrating new technologies into a rapidly changing electric grid are the primary hopes for California energy leaders as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take office.
Hundreds of thousands of customers across California on Jan. 18 and 19 had their power proactively cut in response to strong Santa Ana winds and red-flag warnings issued by the National Weather Service. Read More
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is investigating a fire that started at Calpine's Geysers geothermal facility in Sonoma County Jan. 18. Read More
The California Air Resources Board and the California Energy Commission extended the application deadline for the Zero-Emission Drayage Truck and Infrastructure Pilot Project to Feb. 15. The entities eligible for the $44.1 million in available funding include local air districts, California-… Read More
President Joe Biden during his first few days in office set the stage for a national energy policy modeled on California's, but a question remains as to whether this will also lead to the growth of the many energy hiccups and problems facing the Golden State. Read More
Western energy prices remained as flat as demand for yet another week. Read More
California energy officials are exploring how to slow the state's growing reliance on backup diesel-fueled generators by using cleaner energy resources such as hydrogen fuel cells and natural gas. Read More
The California Energy Commission is offering $2 million for research projects that develop more efficient lithium-ion battery recycling processes and technologies. Read More
The California Air Resources Board at a Jan. 21 daylong forum launched its Project 800 initiative, designed to foster zero-emission truck deployment at state ports by setting a goal of 800 zero-emission drayage truck orders this year. Read More
Tackling climate change, clearing the path for more renewables and integrating new technologies into a rapidly changing electric grid are the primary hopes for California energy leaders as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take office. Read More
Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed in part to two new felony probation conditions that could result in larger public-safety power shut-offs in its territory. Read More
The Silicon Valley Clean Energy board of directors on Jan. 21 approved the community choice aggregator's Building Decarbonization Joint Action Plan, which it says "defines a set of prioritized actions for the agency and its members to reduce carbon pollution from buildings." Read More
Increasing electrification could reduce U.S. energy system costs by nearly $800 billion through reduction of fuel and operational expenditures in the building, transportation and industrial sectors, but overall savings will depend heavily on the pace of technological developments, according … Read More
Northwest rivers in 2019 were about as low as they've been in any year since 2001, and while low-water years create problems, they paradoxically reveal a clear trend that carbon dioxide emissions in the region are decreasing, according to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. Read More
The Arizona Corporation Commission in meetings held Jan. 15 and Jan. 19 split along party lines regarding a legislative challenge to its constitutional authority, a development that could threaten the state's adoption of a carbon-free mandate the ACC approved in November. Read More
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis' administration on Jan. 14 released a long-awaited Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap outlining how the state could reach its goal of 90-percent carbon emissions reductions by 2050, with widespread electrification of the transportation and building sectors p… Read More
New Mexico's rural electric cooperatives told state regulators Jan. 19 that employee layoffs, grid reliability and maintenance hang in the balance unless their financial circumstances take a positive turn. Read More
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Humboldt River Field Office on Jan. 15 issued a final record of decision approving a lithium mine in southeastern Nevada that would produce around 66,000 tons of lithium per year at its peak of operations. Read More
President Joe Biden on Jan. 20 put the wheels in motion to reverse Trump administration energy and climate policies, signing a sweeping order directing federal agencies to move ahead with tightening greenhouse gas emissions limits, strengthening efficiency standards, and unwinding policies t… Read More
