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 […]
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California’s new Public Utilities Commission president must lead us to a gas-free future
July 18, 2019
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!
July 10, 2019
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
July 8, 2019
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 […]
NV Energy Announces ‘Hulkingly Big’ Solar-Plus-Storage Procurement
June 25, 2019
By Emma Foehringer Merchant | GreenTech Media Link to article Berkshire Hathaway’s Nevada utility announced three new projects, including what would be the largest solar plant in the U.S. NV Energy one-upped its huge 2018 solar and storage procurement on Tuesday, announcing three new solar projects totaling 1,200 megawatts paired with 590 megawatts of battery […]
Don’t let global warming hinder California’s climate goals
June 10, 2019
By V. John White | San Jose Mercury News Link to article California has proudly led the world as an environmental pioneer and renewable energy champion. Sadly, this does not make us immune to the devastating effects of global warming. The deadly, climate-driven wildfires that have ravaged communities and rendered the state’s largest utility company […]
Bailout doubt – PG&E faces bankruptcy amid California’s ‘first climate change-caused emergency’
January 22, 2019
By Herman K. Trabish | Utility Dive Link to article Stakeholders say few will benefit from bankruptcy, but alternatives have been dubbed “politically too hot to touch.” Barring a deal brokered by the new California governor, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), the state’s biggest electricity provider, will file for bankruptcy at the end of January. […]
California’s energy grid is in crisis. Can the state keep the lights on?
January 16, 2019
By Julie Cart CALMATTERS | Sacramento Bee Link to article Gretchen Bakke thinks a lot about power — the kind that sizzles through a complex grid of electrical stations, poles, lines and transformers, keeping the lights on for tens of millions of Californians who mostly take it for granted. They shouldn’t, says Bakke, who grew […]
Fires choke utility and U.S. asks: Who pays for warming?
January 16, 2019
By Benjamin Storrow | E&E News reporter Link to article “We’re seeing states all over the country act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and plan for a low-carbon future. But what I don’t think people realize is how fast we need to adapt to climate change and its effects,” said V. John White, executive director […]
