California utilities commission proposes new standards for battery storage facilities
In the wake of a spate of fires at battery storage facilities across the state, the California Public Utilities Commission ...
One reason your power bill is high: Baked-in profits that critics call excessive
Public utilities can collect hundreds of millions of dollars in profits directly through fees on electric bills. Critics say ...
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California utility regulator will vote to establish new safety standards for battery energy storage systems
The CPUC will vote on a proposal adopting new safety standards for the maintenance and operation of battery energy storage ...
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Edison wants to raise rates to pay for wildfires linked to its equipment
LOS ANGELES — Southern California Edison is asking state regulators to make its customers cover more than $7 billion in damages it paid to the victims of two devastating wildfires ...
L.A. fire updates: Fire victims seek answers about rebuilding, cleanup timeline
As the cleanup phase of recovery begins after the devastating fires in L.A. County, displaced residents grapple with new ...
Artificial intelligence is bringing nuclear power back from the dead — maybe even in California
Energy demands from big tech, including for AI, has elected officials giving an old power source a second look.
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New safety standards, oversight proposed for battery storage facilities after Moss Landing fire
In the wake of the fire earlier this month at Vistra Corporation's Moss Landing Power Plant and Energy Storage Facility, the ...
Caught between Trump and a hard place
It’s no surprise that enforcement officials more closely aligned with Trump see legal ambiguity at the same time those in deep-blue counties, such as San Francisco, insist there is no legal conflict ...
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EDF, Allies, Move to Defend California Clean Car and Truck Standards in Court
The groups recently filed motions to intervene with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in two cases: a challenge to EPA’s preemption waivers for the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) ...