Archives for July 2019

On Auto Emissions, California Saves the Day

By Editorial Board | Bloomberg Link to article Your next car could be a lot better for the climate. Thank the Golden State — and the auto companies. California just notched a victory in its battle with the Trump administration over environmental policy. What makes this win especially notable — and especially encouraging — is […]

California’s new Public Utilities Commission president must lead us to a gas-free future

By Gladys Limón and V. John White | Special to CalMatters Link to article Everywhere you turn in California, clean energy technologies are winning out over gas. From Oxnard to Los Angeles and Glendale, to the Inland Empire and Bay Area, proposed and existing gas-fired plants are being scrapped in favor of cleaner options. Clean […]

Demand response is dead. Long live Flexiwatts!

By Lillian Mirviss | Utility Dive Link to article The following is a contributed article by Lillian Mirviss, a government affairs manager at OhmConnect as well as a current fellow in the San Francisco chapter of the Clean Energy Leadership Institute. Demand Response is dead. That’s how the topic of Demand Response (DR) typically comes […]

Grid chief: Operators pulling ‘rabbits’ to keep lights on

By Peter Behr | E&E News Link to article Stresses on parts of the power grid have operators scrambling for ways to keep the lights on. In Texas, where backup power reserves are stretched to the limit, most engineers would conclude that “there’s no way in hell they can keep the lights on,” said Jim […]