Valley Clean Energy in Yolo County is considering a purchase of Pacific Gas & Electric's electric distribution assets, adding to the list of cities and localities exploring a similar acquisition. Read More
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A new solar power program for affordable housing began accepting customer applications on July 1 and, after one day and a knee-high stack of requests, is almost full. Read More
California communities are contemplating the implications of extended public-safety power shut-offs, with elected officials saying they are hearing widespread apprehension from their constituents over the impacts of the planned outages. Read More
Peak power prices across the West picked up between $4 and as much as $18.25 in trading this week, a portion of which can be attributed to greater California demand and extreme heat across the Southwest. Read More
It would not be fair to expect Pacific Gas & Electric customers to pay for a wildfire fund if they aren't able to benefit from it, the utility told state regulators seeking comment on a new ratepayer charge that would create the fund. Read More
Clean-energy advocates, utility representatives and fellow regulators discussed the tenure of outgoing California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Picker at his final CPUC meeting on Aug. 15, saying he had greatly contributed to the state's renewables goals. Read More
California's grid operator is seeking federal approval of new market rules meant to address a bidding problem for Northwest hydro resources in the Western Energy Imbalance Market, but is facing some resistance from state regulators. Read More
Energy agencies in California are looking into new definitions for the term "zero-carbon technology" in order to help meet the state's goal to supply 100-percent zero-carbon electricity to customers by Dec. 31, 2045, the California Energy Commission said at a board meeting on Aug. 14. Read More
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Pacific Gas & Electric intends to file a reorganization plan by Sept. 9, the company told a bankruptcy court on Aug. 12 as the court heard testimony from competing factions in the case. Read More
Thousands of new electric-vehicle charging stations are planned to be built in San Mateo County in the next four years, to be funded through a partnership between Peninsula Clean Energy and the California Energy Commission. Read More
Hydrogen fueling stations are popping up throughout California, but the vehicles they fuel are not arriving in the state fast enough, according to a July report published by the California Air Resources Board. Read More
San Jose Clean Energy signed its first long-term power-purchase agreement Aug. 7 with Houston-based EDP Renewables North America for 100 MW of solar capacity and 10 MW of battery storage. Read More
Navajo Nation leaders and other tribal delegates made clear to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission that they are anxious for a decision on whether regulators will apply the state's newly passed Energy Transition Act to Public Service Company of New Mexico's abandonment of the San Jua… Read More
Tucson Electric Power will replace coal-burning units with new natural gas generators as it brings 446 MW of renewable resources and a 30-MW battery to its system in 2020. Read More
Twenty-two states, six cities and the District of Columbia on Aug. 13 sued in federal appeals court to challenge the Affordable Clean Energy rule, the Clean Power Plan replacement that the Environmental Protection Agency finalized on June 19. Read More