Natural gas transmission issues continue to impede imports and system balancing in Southern California, despite the implementation of policies designed to address wholesale energy prices and reliability.
The National Audubon Society and several affiliates are suing Alameda County over its approval of a new 80-MW wind energy facility in Altamont Pass, saying the project had insufficient environmental review and concerns about harm to birds and bats have not been addressed. The suit, filed by … Read More
Writing a Thanksgiving piece can be difficult, because it's not something you can really fake. To feel thankful is an emotion, and if you fake an emotion, it's usually going to show, even in the written form. Read More
Despite ongoing pipeline outages across the western U.S., natural gas prices dropped—some by more than $1—in a shortened trading week, with markets closing in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Read More
The California Public Utilities Commission on Nov. 18 denied a journalist's request to publicly release communications between CPUC President Marybel Batjer's staff and employees of Gov. Gavin Newsom's office related to Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy. Read More
Solar power will win California's renewable-energy procurement race in the coming years, the California Public Utilities Commission's annual renewables portfolio standard report for 2020 found. Read More
Cloud seeding is often viewed with suspicion or disbelief by the general population, but public utilities and water agencies across the western U.S. have been working alongside scientists from around the world to learn more about the technology and educate a wider range of people on how it c… Read More
The California Independent System Operator kicked off a new initiative to integrate a new central procurement entity for local resource adequacy, issuing a straw proposal for comment on new tariff language and rules. Read More
Scott Coe—a public-power leader who started under the Greatest Generation, rose to leadership among boomers, and has led organizations with boomers, millennials and maybe even zoomers—joins Matthew Scroettnig. Read more
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Natural gas transmission issues continue to impede imports and system balancing in Southern California, despite the implementation of policies designed to address wholesale energy prices and reliability. Read More
The California Public Utilities Commission at its Nov. 18 meeting extended an eight-stage financial penalty structure that Southern California Gas Co. and San Diego Gas & Electric utilize to charge system users for violating operational flow orders during winter. Read More
Although much of the West was dry this week, recent rains have contributed to improvements in some areas, prompting a change in drought conditions. Read More
The Texas grid operator in a new assessment says it has made significant improvements since the February storm that plunged millions of state residents into darkness and left many without heat and water for days during freezing weather in February. Read More
Las Vegas' public transportation infrastructure entered a new era with Southwest Gas' announcement of a long-term partnership with the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. The partnership allows Southwest Gas to provide RTC's buses and other fleet vehicles with renewable na… Read More
Southwest Gas Holdings issued a sharp response to a recent notification by billionaire investor Carl Icahn that he will nominate 10 candidates to its board of directors, part of his effort to take control of the company he says mismanages both its operations and its profits. Read More
The Biden administration on Nov. 23 said 50 million barrels of oil will be released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a bid to drive down fuel prices. Read More
