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Electric Utility, Public Utilities

PG&E, other California utilities file plans to invest billions in wildfire mitigation through 2022

February 10, 2020

Via: Utility Dive

Wildfire mitigation has become a particular focus for California’s utilities, following destructive fires caused by their power lines in the last three years, which eventually pushed Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) into bankruptcy. PG&E, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

Hawaiian Electric embarks on largest ever clean energy procurement drive

August 28, 2019

Via: Power Engineering SmartGrid

The Hawaiian Electric Companies are commencing Hawaii’s largest procurement effort for renewable energy resources to end the use of coal and reduce reliance on imported oil for power generation. It is among the largest single renewable energy procurements undertaken by […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

California regulators weigh actions to expand storage, demand response roles in state’s grid

June 4, 2019

Via: Utility Dive

California 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

Hawaii Gov. Ige signs law mandating performance-based utility regulation

April 25, 2018

Via: Utility Dive

Hawaii on Tuesday became the first U.S. state with a legislative mandate to separate utility revenues from capital expenditures. Performance-based metrics exist in other U.S. states — like New York and Minnesota — but those efforts so far have largely […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

Pennsylvania bill would allow utilities to earn returns on microgrids, storage

May 31, 2017

Via: Utility Dive

A Republican lawmaker in Pennsylvania has introduced a bill to authorize a microgrid and energy storage pilot program, culminating in a report analyzing whether utility ownership of the facilities is in the public interest. House Bill 1412 would authorize a […]