The California Air Resources Board is considering expanding emissions controls for oceangoing vessels at berth in the state's ports, a proposal designed to protect nearby communities from pollution emanating from port activities.

The majority of accidental methane emissions from commercial buildings in California occur in a small percentage of those buildings, according to a June report from the California Energy Commission.

The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management at a public workshop on July 1 presented images of towering wind turbines in the ocean near Morro Bay and Big Sur, trying to address concerns from local residents and business owners who say the spinning structures could detract from the aestheti…

The California Air Resources Board at its June 25 meeting adopted a new policy designed to support and speed up the production of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

The California Public Utilities Commission on June 25 approved a slew of new and revised resource-adequacy rules in order to solve "really difficult issues as the market tightens," Commissioner Liane Randolph said.

California wildfire safety officials and advisors hope utilities will build on lessons learned as they develop their annual wildfire mitigation plans with a "utility maturity model" in mind.

Biomethane can be safely used in California, but exposure to the substance could damage DNA more than petroleum natural gas, according to a May report published by the California Energy Commission.

California utilities have made progress on wildfire mitigation and planning efforts, but plenty of room for improvement remains, California Public Utilities Commission Wildfire Safety Division Director Caroline Thomas Jacobs told members of the commission at a June 11 voting meeting.

The California Public Utilities Commission on June 11 approved Pacific Gas & Electric's use of large diesel generators for backup power during planned power shut-offs this coming wildfire season. But some stakeholders are concerned about the health effects of increased air pollution in r…

The California Energy Commission continued honoring its "getting money out the door" pledge by approving roughly $93 million in loans and grants at its June 10 meeting.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service on June 2 published 108 pages of proposed regulations in a notice of proposed rulemaking that provides long-awaited guidance on 45Q tax credits for carbon capture at industrial, direct-air capture and electric generation facilities, including fossil-fuel pow…

Dead trees in California could be used to produce renewable electricity with the help of a portable generator the size of a freight shipping container, according to a recent report by the California Energy Commission.

California energy regulators on May 28 approved Pacific Gas & Electric's reorganization plan, at a meeting that included dozens of public commenters urging that the investor-owned utility be forced to become a publicly owned one.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a swift and dramatic effect on California's cap-and-trade auction, stripping the auction of most of the usual revenue it generates for the state as greenhouse gas emissions plummeted during stay-at-home orders.

The California Air Resources Board at a webcast meeting May 28 approved amendments that will clear the way for coating older solar-photovoltaic panels with substances expected to increase module efficiency by more than 3 percent. The move amends updates to suggested control measures CARB ado…

The California Public Utilities Commission this week postponed its vote on Pacific Gas & Electric's plan of reorganization until May 28, due to a prohibited ex parte communication that occurred days before. Prior to the postponement announcement, a group of protesters gathered outside CP…

Pacific Gas & Electric requested that state energy regulators approve five new energy storage projects totaling 423 MW, the first phase of a larger set of projects set to come on line by Aug. 1, 2023.

A "renaissance" in turbine technologies over the past decade has increased the amount of power that could be generated using flowing water in California's aqueducts, ditches and other channels, according to a study by the California Energy Commission.

Brine extraction from California’s Salton Sea could significantly decrease the cost of geothermal power generation in the state and supply lithium for batteries, the California Energy Commission said in a funding award approved this week.

State energy regulators on May 7 approved $1.9 billion in penalties for Pacific Gas & Electric for wildfires ignited by its equipment in its service territory in 2017 and 2018, a decision that also permanently suspends a $200-million fine due to the unique circumstances around the utilit…

Pacific Gas & Electric's wildfire victim assistance program is nearly out of money, a new filing on April 30 by the program's administrator shows.

Pacific Gas & Electric has made substantial strides in developing its electric-vehicle charging program in conformance with SB 350, the company said this week.

A new anaerobic digestion facility in San Luis Obispo successfully completed its first year of operation in 2019, turning local food and yard waste into renewable electricity, compost and liquid fertilizer.

The California Public Utilities Commission on April 27 proposed a new set of public-safety power shut-off guidelines that are meant to "minimize the duration and impact of any PSPS event" and more effectively inform communities about power shut-offs, the commission said.

Firefighting agencies throughout the country have been coordinating on best practices in recent years as climate change brings larger, hotter wildfires—often caused by utility infrastructure—and the season increases in length. But as fire season approaches, the COVID-19 pandemic brings new c…

Energy consumer advocates in California are voicing opposition to two proposed decisions from the California Public Utilities Commission that they say water down penalties on Pacific Gas & Electric.

Elected officials from the Redondo Beach area and others urged California water control officials to not adopt a staff proposal to extend the compliance deadline for once-through-cooling regulations for AES' Redondo Beach plant, which is being considered along with three other natural gas-fi…

The California Public Utilities Commission will apply a set of emergency protection actions to utility customers in California for at least one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the commission decided at its voting meeting on April 16.

The California Energy Commission awarded Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory a total of $3.5 million to study the use of fiber optics in monitoring offshore-wind and natural gas operations.

Pacific Gas & Electric should not be required to pay a $200-million fine for causing catastrophic wildfires in California that killed more than 100 people, according to a filing by California Public Utilities Commission member Clifford Rechtschaffen.

The California Public Utilities Commission is working on revised public-safety power shut-off guidelines that would incorporate shelter-in-place orders due to the outbreak of COVID-19, according to CPUC spokesperson Terrie Prosper.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed significant cuts to the state's clean-vehicle rebate program, potentially leaving half of future clean-vehicle drivers at the curb and empty-handed, according to staff with the California Air Resources Board.