Southern California Gas Co. said it "continues to assess conditions" at the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility following the Saddleridge Fire, which affected the community of Porter Ranch near Los Angeles. Read MoreSoCal Gas Investigating 'Small' Fire on Aliso Canyon Property
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Southern California Edison continues executing and warning of potential public-safety power shut-offs throughout its service area. Read MoreSouthern California Edison Warns of, Executes Power Shut-Offs
Southern California Edison is soliciting bids from electricity providers for its demand-response resource-adequacy program. Read MoreSCE Opens Demand-Response Resource-Adequacy Auction
The outrage expressed by Gov. Gavin Newsom over Pacific Gas & Electric's widespread power shut-off last week in Northern California, as well as the response from the state's top energy regulator, showed a curious reaction and allocation of blame for a state-government-approved event that… Read MoreNewsom and Batjer’s Curiously Calibrated Outage Outrage
An end to repairs at key infrastructure locations in the West means natural gas transmission flows have resumed, sending some prices lower, although some lines are not yet at full capacity. Read MoreNatural Gas Transmission Resolution Means More Supply, Lower Prices
Pacific Gas & Electric defended its decision to cut off power to about 800,000 customer accounts last week, saying it later found more than 100 incidents of hazards or damage to its infrastructure that could have caused wildfires. Read MorePG&E Defends Power Shut-Offs, Says They Could Go On for a Decade
Attorneys for Pacific Gas & Electric strongly criticized a competing bankruptcy reorganization plan for the company pitched last month by its bondholders and a committee of wildfire victims, saying in an Oct. 11 filing to the California Public Utilities Commission that the proposal is "b… Read More'A Hostile Takeover': PG&E Pushes Back on Bondholder Plan
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station cleared a major hurdle on the path to its decommissioning with the Oct. 17 approval by the California Coastal Commission of Southern California Edison's coastal development permit. Read MoreSunset for SONGS Draws Closer With Granting of Permit for Dismantling
Federal energy regulators upheld California's wholesale electricity market design, for the second time rejecting a complaint by generation interests saying that state planning unfairly prioritizes renewables. Read MoreFERC Once Again Rejects Complaint Over California Market Design
The California Air Resources Board on Oct. 17 announced a new renewables portfolio standard enforcement policy that would apply to the state's publicly owned utilities. Read MoreCARB Proposes New RPS Enforcement Policy, Models CPUC Penalty Amounts
The California Energy Commission at its meeting on Oct. 14 approved a $5.4-million grant to install a new solar power plant at a large cheese-production factory in Tulare. The plant is expected to reduce the factory's natural gas output and greenhouse gas emissions, the CEC said in its grant… Read MoreCEC Approves New Solar Power Plant at Large Cheese Factory
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As the deadline looms to file claims in Pacific Gas & Electric's bankruptcy case, attorneys for Northern California wildfire victims are concerned that misconceptions and misinformation are preventing many survivors from submitting claims for their losses against the bankrupt utility. Read MoreWildfire Lawyers Concerned About Low Number of Claims Against PG&E
The Los Angeles Fire Department is investigating a transmission tower owned and operated by Southern California Edison as the possible source of ignition of last week's Saddleridge Fire, LAFD Fire Captain Erik Scott told California Energy Markets. The fire was 68 percent contained as of Oct.… Read MoreSCE Transmission Tower Under Investigation in Saddleridge Fire
A new law signed Oct. 12 by Gov. Gavin Newsom prohibits state agencies from allowing any gas or oil infrastructure development on state lands, a measure aimed at stymieing fossil-fuel extraction on adjoining federal lands. The bill was part of a wider package of energy bills signed by the go… Read MoreNewsom Signs Bill Preventing Oil and Gas Leases, Nixes Safety Advocate
Two new AES generation facilities nested within existing Southland power plants recently started the commissioning process, and with it came a barrage of community complaints as well as some emissions violations. Read MoreAES Commissioning New Generating Facilities, but Not Without Issues
GE Power is proceeding with the sale of its 375-MW Inland Empire Energy Center in Riverside County and is working with The Branford Group and Chain Asset Management Solutions on finding a buyer. Read MoreGE Power Provides Details on Plan to Sell Inland Empire Energy Center
Google said it plans to invest roughly $150 million in renewable-energy projects located in its key manufacturing regions, but provided no details on which technologies the company will be investing in or where in the world the projects might be sited. Read MoreGoogle Offers Little Detail on $150-Million Investment in Renewables Projects
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission at an Oct. 15 public hearing explored options for regulating resource planning for Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, the state's wholesale power supplier serving 43 rural distribution cooperatives in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and … Read MoreColorado Regulators, Stakeholders Discuss Tri-State Resource Planning
Arizona utilities reported millions of dollars in overdue customer bills linked to a summer moratorium on residential disconnections that ended Oct. 15 [E-00000A-19-0128 and RU-00000A-19-0132]. Read MoreArizona Utilities Plan on Payment Plans to Collect Moratorium Delinquencies
President Donald Trump on Oct. 18 indicated he plans to nominate Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette to succeed Rick Perry as head of the Department of Energy. Read MoreTrump to Nominate Brouillette for DOE Chief After Perry Departs