Electric Utility, Public Utilities
January 27, 2021
Via: Utility DiveCalifornia utilities have the authority to proactively de-energize their power-lines as a way to reduce the risk of wildfires in their service territories, albeit as a last resort. In 2020, wildfires burned more than 4 million acres of the state […]
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
June 26, 2019
Via: Utility DiveNear- and medium-term renewable integration and reliability resources are “most in need of our immediate attention,” according to the commission’s ruling. “Because of the urgent need, this … will become our first opportunity to design a mechanism to ensure that […]
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
June 4, 2019
Via: Utility DiveCalifornia regulators are weighing several important decisions ahead of their July business meeting. Besides addressing concerns of utility bankruptcy and wildfire prevention, they could be voting on two separate proposals to help expand the roles of demand response and energy […]
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
May 9, 2019
Via: Utility DivePG&E announced a sweeping overhaul of its leadership in early April, and now regulators want to make sure those brought on board match up with the NorthStar recommendations PG&E agreed to adopt. The commission will examine whether PG&E’s appointment of […]
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
February 28, 2019
Via: Utility DiveThe proposed decision from ALJ Stevens illustrates increasing scrutiny on utility proposals to own emerging distribution grid technologies like energy storage, microgrids, vehicle chargers and more. In this case, California’s three large investor-owned utilities proposed projects to meet AB 2868, […]
October 29, 2018
Via: Utility DiveRegulators made no bones about their timeline, pointing to a fire season that seems to begin earlier — and last longer — every year. They say they are aiming to have the initial set of electric utility wildfire mitigation plans […]
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
January 17, 2018
Via: Utility DiveEnergy storage’s unique operating characteristics — it can be load or supply — have made market participation a complicated problem. But California now has interim rules designed to address some of the difficulties and to ensure storage resources are providing […]
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