455 articles by Kavya Balaraman

• Geothermal developer Fervo Energy raises $244M as it builds 400-MW Utah project

  March 5, 2024

• Long-duration energy storage could bolster Maine’s grid in winter months: governor’s report

  Feb. 27, 2024

• California PUC approves plan to add 56 GW of clean energy resources by 2035

  Feb. 20, 2024

• Sage Geosystems raises $17M to build first-of-its-kind geothermal energy storage system in Texas

  Feb. 20, 2024

• Maui wildfire recovery fund increased to $175M, set for March 1 launch: Hawaiian Electric CEO

  Feb. 15, 2024

• Fluence’s backlog hits record $3.7B as company focuses on domestic energy storage manufacturing

  Feb. 12, 2024

• New York proposes 15 safety recommendations for battery energy storage facilities

  Feb. 8, 2024

• California could need up to 37 GW of long-duration storage by 2045 to retire gas resources: report

  Feb. 6, 2024

• Energy storage venture capital funding soared to record $9.2B in 2023, Mercom reports

  Jan. 30, 2024

• Connecticut beefs up energy storage incentives to meet 1 GW goal by 2030

  Jan. 23, 2024

• Apex Clean Energy enters joint venture to own US energy storage projects

  Jan. 22, 2024

• Pioneering 565-MWh battery storage facility now online in Hawai’i, Plus Power says

  Jan. 16, 2024

• New York battery storage owners may face new safety rules after fires

  Jan. 11, 2024

• Puget Sound Energy, Form Energy explore 10-MW, 100-hour iron-air battery pilot

  Jan. 9, 2024

• Battery project owners should focus on long-term contracts, guaranteed revenue streams: report

  Jan. 2, 2024

• California rooftop solar had a tough year following NEM 3.0. Can the industry bounce back?

  Jan. 2, 2024

• US installs record 7,322 MWh of storage in Q3 despite sweeping project delays

  Dec. 19, 2023

• Form Energy snags $30M grant for California’s largest long-duration energy storage project

  Dec. 18, 2023

• Eos’ energy storage pipeline grows by $1.3B amid shift to larger, longer-duration projects

  Dec. 13, 2023

• Fourth Power raises $19M to scale new thermal battery technology using liquid tin

  Dec. 12, 2023

• California transmission permitting not up to the challenge of managing pipeline: report

  Dec. 8, 2023

• CMBlu Energy’s long-duration organic flow battery set for demonstration at national labs

  Dec. 7, 2023

• Offshore wind, long-duration liquid air energy storage could make for good pairing: analysis

  Dec. 6, 2023

• The energy storage space is heating up. Here are some of the technologies making a dent.

  Dec. 5, 2023

• Cost, availability of raw materials is biggest barrier to US battery manufacturing: SEIA

  Nov. 21, 2023

• California project is second in US to employ used EV batteries to sell power to the grid: B2U

  Nov. 14, 2023

• Hawaiian Electric to provide up to $75M to new state fund for Maui wildfire victims

  Nov. 10, 2023

• Redwood Materials to recycle 4.6-MWh, first-generation battery system from Hawaii substation

  Nov. 7, 2023

• Powin, Hitachi Energy ink alliance amid burgeoning demand for battery energy storage

  Oct. 31, 2023

• CPUC proposals for PG&E revenues insufficient for necessary safety work: CEO Poppe

  Oct. 27, 2023

• Plus Power raises $1.8B for Texas, Arizona battery projects amid reliability, load growth challenges

  Oct. 24, 2023

• Western Power Pool outlines concept for West-wide transmission planning group

  Oct. 5, 2023

• ERCOT, NYISO, Southwest show potential for energy storage expansion: Deloitte

  Oct. 3, 2023

• Hawaiian Electric CEO defends Maui wildfire decisions at House hearing

  Sept. 29, 2023

• Honeywell invests $27.5M in ESS to advance iron-flow battery storage

  Sept. 27, 2023

• Dominion Energy turns to lithium-ion battery alternatives as it builds out offshore wind, solar fleet

  Sept. 22, 2023

• KORE Power, Nidec sign 2.2 GWh deal amid focus on domestic energy storage manufacturing

  Sept. 19, 2023

• Geothermal energy storage is cost competitive with lithium-ion batteries, pumped hydro: pilot

  Sept. 13, 2023

• ESS delivers 3 MWh iron flow battery systems to Sacramento utility as part of larger 2 GWh deal

  Sept. 12, 2023

• California central buyer proposal could boost Pacific offshore wind industry, advocates say

  Sept. 8, 2023

• Peregrine Energy bags $700M financing agreement to fund 7 GW storage and renewables pipeline

  Sept. 1, 2023

• The American power system is changing. How can electricity rates keep up?

  Aug. 24, 2023

• Closed-loop pumped hydro storage tech least likely to contribute to global warming: NREL

  Aug. 22, 2023

• New York bets on long-duration energy storage with $15M award to Form Energy, others

  Aug. 19, 2023

• Hawaiian Electric faces financial, cost recovery risks from Maui wildfires: Moody’s

  Aug. 16, 2023

• Utility-owned storage becomes point of contention in New Jersey incentive program proposal

  Aug. 15, 2023

• Newsom orders clean hydrogen market strategy as California competes in $8B federal program

  Aug. 10, 2023

• Energy Vault signs gravity energy storage license agreement with US renewable developer

  Aug. 9, 2023

• Eos Energy pushes back against short-seller report raising concerns about its 2.2 GWh backlog

  Aug. 8, 2023

• New York governor creates safety group to investigate fires at energy storage facilities

  Aug. 3, 2023

• Southern California Edison eyeing ‘substantial investments’ in grid resilience and reliability, CEO says

  July 31, 2023

• PG&E Corp. CEO touts efforts to prevent fires, but some say it’s ignoring the most effective measure

  July 28, 2023

• ‘A tripling of electrical output’: Tesla’s Musk urges power sector to anticipate higher demand

  July 26, 2023

• Tesla Q2 storage deployments increase 222% as company navigates ‘fractured regulatory environment’

  July 20, 2023

• Battery storage systems could face rapid asset degradation, especially with arbitrage: Fitch

  July 18, 2023

• Oregon plans to install 500,000 new heat pumps by 2030. Who’s going to do the work?

  July 13, 2023

• EV batteries can be repurposed as grid storage to reduce battery supply chain impacts: report

  July 11, 2023

• Roughly $7B federal loan could offer PG&E ‘cheap money’ to upgrade electric grid in California

  July 6, 2023

• California greenlights $4.3B funding for energy efficiency, targets underserved and rural communities

  June 30, 2023

• Hawai’i looks to tackle equity considerations of siting energy infrastructure as part of new docket

  June 28, 2023

• California’s storage portfolio could provide grid benefits of up to $1.6B per year by 2032, report finds

  June 20, 2023

• California could see far lower costs to prepare grid for electrification than prior estimate, state research finds

  June 13, 2023

• Washington regulators conditionally approve Puget Sound Energy’s 63% clean electricity by 2025 target

  June 9, 2023

• California’s 7 GW load shift goal is ‘starting gun’ for dramatic expansion in flexible demand

  June 6, 2023

• California energy players fear isolation, reliability impacts as SPP eyes Western market expansion

  May 30, 2023

• California’s ‘zonal’ approach could revamp clean energy planning, shrink interconnection queue: experts

  May 23, 2023

• California could face $50B price tag by 2035 to prepare grid for DERs, study finds

  May 16, 2023

• Provisional winners of Pacific offshore wind auction call for procurement, port plans

  May 10, 2023

• NGOs suing California PUC, utilities over net metering update could face ‘fairly steep’ challenge: attorney

  May 9, 2023

• PG&E Corp mitigation measures prepare it for upcoming wildfire season regardless of weather: CEO

  May 5, 2023

• Edison International CEO Pizarro backs Western RTO, highlights SCE efforts to prep grid for heavy duty EVs

  May 3, 2023

• California regulators approve PG&E, Energy Vault green hydrogen and battery microgrid

  May 1, 2023

• Sunrun, others adapt as California’s new net metering rules spur booming interest in energy storage

  April 20, 2023

• PacifiCorp plans to reach 7.4 GW of storage by 2029, 20 GW of wind and solar by 2032 in latest resource plan

  April 7, 2023

• California’s grid operator calls for $9.3B in transmission investments over next decade

  April 6, 2023

• As California grid interconnection requests triple, analysts assess CAISO’s moves to handle the influx

  March 30, 2023

• PG&E, SCE detail plans to spend more than $23B through 2025 to prevent wildfires in their footprints

  March 28, 2023

• PG&E faces time crunch on Diablo Canyon license renewal as California weighs nuclear plant’s future

  March 24, 2023

• Bay Area regulators opt to phase out NOx emissions from furnaces, water heaters, prepare for grid impacts

  March 20, 2023

• California regulators set to launch proceeding to investigate natural gas price spikes this winter

  March 10, 2023

• CPUC poised to reject Sunnova’s plan to build microgrids in new residential communities

  Feb. 21, 2023

• Amid high energy prices, SCE VP, other experts push to reduce California’s reliance on natural gas

  Feb. 16, 2023

• Sunrun, PG&E to roll out 30-MW virtual power plant to support California grid in the summer

  Feb. 7, 2023

• California’s plan to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant online hits regulatory snag

  Jan. 30, 2023

• California PUC orders an additional 4 GW of clean energy resources to bolster grid reliability

  Jan. 23, 2023

• CAISO board approves Western day-ahead market, with expected economic, reliability benefits

  Jan. 19, 2023

• California greenlights more than 800 MW of storage and solar to bolster power grid reliability

  Jan. 17, 2023

• California PUC launches rulemaking to consider extension of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant

  Jan. 13, 2023

• ‘Proceed with caution’: Key takeaways from California’s first offshore wind energy auction

  Dec. 19, 2022

• California lowers compensation rate for rooftop solar, prompting fears of a steep drop in installations

  Dec. 16, 2022

• California grid operator unveils final proposal for voluntary day-ahead electricity market

  Dec. 9, 2022

• SCE mismanaged energy efficiency program, California regulators find, ordering $76M customer rebate

  Dec. 2, 2022

• California moves to up PG&E energy storage contract prices amid ‘unprecedented’ market conditions

  Nov. 30, 2022

• The power grid faced heat waves, record demand and tight conditions in 2022. What happens next?

  Nov. 22, 2022

• Solar industry, utilities, ratepayer advocates clash over California net energy metering proposal

  Nov. 17, 2022

• ‘Needs more work’: Solar industry remains skeptical of California PUC’s new net energy metering proposal

  Nov. 11, 2022

• California funds 60 MWh tribal long-duration storage project with nation’s largest vanadium redox flow battery

  Nov. 9, 2022

• High electricity rates could jeopardize California’s electrification efforts: report

  Sept. 22, 2022

• SoCalGas, SDG&E outline plan for hydrogen blending demonstration projects in California

  Sept. 20, 2022

• California becomes first state to eliminate subsidies for gas line extensions amid electrification push

  Sept. 16, 2022

• Taking Charge: Enel X Way’s Chris Baker on how the EV sector is ‘crossing the chasm’

  Sept. 14, 2022

• California planned to close down its last nuclear plant by 2025 and replace it with clean energy. What went wrong?

  Sept. 9, 2022

• PG&E, SDG&E press regulators to revise proposal to end gas line extension subsidies in 2023

  Sept. 8, 2022

• California ISO narrowly avoids rolling outages as peak demand hits record 52 GW

  Sept. 7, 2022

• California legislature aims for 90% clean electricity by 2035 as part of sweeping climate package

  Sept. 2, 2022

• California lawmakers vote to extend Diablo Canyon as heat wave forces governor to declare grid emergency

  Sept. 1, 2022

• California nears vote on proposal to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant online as deadlines loom

  Aug. 31, 2022

• Clashes brew over Diablo Canyon extension plan as 40% of expected renewables fail to come online

  Aug. 29, 2022

• Inflation Reduction Act has ‘direct impact’ on California net energy metering modeling, utilities say

  Aug. 24, 2022

• PG&E, Tesla virtual power plant delivers 16.5 MW to California grid amid calls for energy conservation

  Aug. 23, 2022

• Inflation Reduction Act could spur American solar manufacturing renaissance, advocates say

  Aug. 18, 2022

• Energy Vault, Jupiter Power enter contracts for storage projects totaling 220 MWh in California and Texas

  Aug. 16, 2022

• California unveils proposal to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open with $1.4B loan to PG&E

  Aug. 16, 2022

• What inflation – and the Inflation Reduction Act – mean for the clean energy sector

  Aug. 16, 2022

• California adopts 25 GW planning goal for offshore wind by 2045

  Aug. 11, 2022

• California moves to eliminate gas line extension subsidies starting in 2023 amid building decarbonization push

  Aug. 10, 2022

• Hawaiian Electric braces for bill increases amid high oil prices, coal plant retirement

  Aug. 8, 2022

• California becomes first state to roll out submetering technology to spur EV adoption

  Aug. 8, 2022

• ‘The clock is ticking’: PG&E exploring possibility of keeping Diablo Canyo open to boost reliability: CEO

  July 29, 2022

• DOE to pilot community solar subscription platform to expand access for low-income households

  July 28, 2022

• Western RTO could add up to $79.2 billion to regional economy, report finds

  July 27, 2022

• Newsom pushes for 20 GW offshore wind goal by 2045, says California must 'up our game' on climate

  July 26, 2022

• Oregon utilities outline plans to prevent and mitigate wildfires in their service territories

  July 25, 2022

• Tesla energy storage deployments fall 11% in Q2 amid supply chain challenges

  July 21, 2022

• Hawaiian Electric proposes $190M of resiliency spending in first phase of climate adaption push

  July 20, 2022

• California launches rulemaking to expand electricity demand flexibility, amid threats to grid reliability

  July 18, 2022

• Hawaii poised to close the door on coal despite delays to clean energy projects

  July 6, 2022

• Switching to efficient, electric HVAC appliances could save Oregon $1.1B through 2050, study finds

  July 6, 2022

• California passes legislation to avoid blackouts, create ‘insurance policy’ for the grid

  July 1, 2022

• California regulators contemplate standardized rules for gas projects exceeding $100M

  June 29, 2022

• California moves to simplify interconnection rules for distributed energy resources

  June 27, 2022

• California climate change plan's reliance on carbon removal technologies draws criticism

  June 23, 2022

• California needs to triple historical decarbonization rates to meet 2030 carbon target, report finds

  June 17, 2022

• Utilities, solar industry square off as California reopens record in net energy metering process

  June 15, 2022

• 'Not backsliding on clean energy': Officials say California's proposed 5 GW reserve could be heavy on gas

  June 13, 2022

• Environmental groups push more aggressive path to California's goal of 100% clean car sales by 2035

  June 10, 2022

• Washington regulatory staff pushes to fine PacifiCorp for omitting social cost of carbon in energy planning

  June 9, 2022

• GE to triple solar, storage solutions manufacturing capacity amid global supply chain squeeze

  June 9, 2022

• Pacific Northwest plan calls for 3.5 GW of renewables, more energy efficiency by 2027

  June 1, 2022

• California drought could halve summer hydropower generation, leading to more natural gas, EIA finds

  May 27, 2022

• California solar, storage projects hit hard by Department of Commerce investigation, supply chain issues

  May 23, 2022

• California OKs 497 MW of storage for SCE, eyes hydrogen funding amid ongoing grid reliability push

  May 20, 2022

• California governor floats 5-GW, $5.2B 'reliability reserve' amid possible electricity shortfalls

  May 17, 2022

• As California confronts the future of its natural gas system, who could get left behind?

  May 16, 2022

• Storage to play key role in Hawaii grid reliability as coal plant nears retirement, experts say

  May 12, 2022

• Interior department releases proposed auction details for California offshore wind development

  May 10, 2022

• Gov. Newsom open to extending Diablo Canyon nuclear plant's life, but analysts differ on feasibility and need

  May 5, 2022

• Washington utilities keep close eye on Great Resignation trends as they prep for wildfire season

  May 2, 2022

• Oregon regulators approve utility wildfire mitigation plans but question Idaho Power omissions

  April 26, 2022

• 'Do you like minting money?': Musk urges entrepreneurs to enter lithium space as Tesla's supply woes persist

  April 22, 2022

• Global corporate funding for storage rises to $12.9B despite supply chain squeeze: Mercom

  April 19, 2022

• California unveils proposed pathway to reach 100% ZEVs by 2035

  April 13, 2022

• PG&E agrees to pay $55M to settle Kincade, Dixie wildfires

  April 12, 2022

• California injects $40M into heat pump water heater effort amid broader push to decarbonize buildings

  April 11, 2022

• 'Brand new problem': California grid operator considers ways to integrate long-duration storage

  April 6, 2022

• California approves $11.7M vehicle-to-grid pilots in PG&E footprint

  April 1, 2022

• Supply-chain squeeze: Solar, storage industries grapple with delays, price spikes as demand continues to grow

  March 31, 2022

• California issued wildfire safety certifications to utilities despite 'serious deficiencies': audit

  March 28, 2022

• Hawaiian Electric to revisit Maui capacity planning amid supply chain concern

  March 24, 2022

• DOE eyes hydrogen, thermal storage to shrink carbon footprint of fossil fuel plants

  March 23, 2022

• DOE turns to energy storage to build resilience, energy affordability in underserved communities

  March 21, 2022

• CAISO approves nearly $3B of transmission projects to prepare for California's clean energy goals

  March 18, 2022

• Washington legislators again mandate 100% electric new car sales by 2030

  March 14, 2022

• California prepares for $10.5M port renovations for offshore wind development

  March 11, 2022

• PG&E, GM initiative will pilot use of electric vehicles to power homes in Northern California

  March 8, 2022

• California clean energy advocates urge regulators to 'go big' with offshore wind goals

  March 7, 2022

• California sets biomethane targets for utilities in bid to reduce short-lived climate pollutants

  March 2, 2022

• Load growth, retiring fossil fuels creating 'urgent need' for new electric resources in the Southwest: report

  Feb. 18, 2022

• California ISO sketches $30.5B draft transmission plan to meet state's clean energy goals

  Feb. 3, 2022

• Hydropower has critical role stabilizing Western Interconnection during extreme conditions: report

  Feb. 2, 2022

• California regulators delay vote on NEM proposal 'until further notice'

  Jan. 27, 2022

• PG&E proposes 6.4 GWh battery storage plan in response to California's 11.5 GW procurement order

  Jan. 25, 2022

• As the electric sector becomes 'tip of the spear' of decarbonization, resiliency remains key, trade group leaders say

  Jan. 24, 2022

• SCE's $1.2B grid reliability storage contract receives approval from regulators

  Dec. 20, 2021

• California's proposed net energy metering update could hit distributed solar hard, industry warns

  Dec. 14, 2021

• US storage market breaks records with 3.5 GWh of new deployments in Q3

  Dec. 9, 2021

• California OKs 'bridge' measures to bolster grid against potential extreme circumstances in 2022, 2023

  Dec. 6, 2021

• Hydrostor plans 4 GWh long-duration storage project in Southern California

  Dec. 2, 2021

• Hydrostor advances 3.2 GWh energy storage project to help replace California's Diablo Canyon plant

  Nov. 24, 2021

• 'The energy storage decade': Global market poised to reach 1 TWh by 2030, BNEF finds

  Nov. 17, 2021

• California readies $1.4B push to help reach electric vehicle charging, hydrogen refueling goals

  Nov. 17, 2021

• Taking Charge: Mary Powell on her new gig at Sunrun and the importance of 'radical collaboration'

  Nov. 16, 2021

• California should revisit shutting down Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, Stanford, MIT analysis finds

  Nov. 8, 2021

• 'Imagine the unimaginable': How the Pacific Northwest is trying to build a reliable grid in a changing climate

  Nov. 8, 2021

• California increases gas storage capacity at Aliso Canyon amid concerns over winter reliability

  Nov. 5, 2021

• California proposes demand response, other measures to shore up summer grid reliability

  Nov. 2, 2021

• California groups divided on inclusion of gas in 11.5 GW 'clean' procurement order

  Oct. 25, 2021

• Close to $16B in gas investments could be stranded with a net-zero by 2050 timeline, report finds

  Oct. 19, 2021

• California ISO, utilities weigh in on more aggressive emissions goal, reliability needs

  Oct. 12, 2021

• A century later, utilities still face billions in potential liabilities from obsolete manufactured gas plants

  Oct. 11, 2021

• Avista first utility to file Washington clean energy plan, with focus on demand response, energy efficiency

  Oct. 7, 2021

• California considers increasing Aliso Canyon's gas storage to boost reliability, despite calls to shut it down

  Oct. 5, 2021

• SoCal residents blast SoCalGas plan to settle Aliso Canyon lawsuits for up to $1.8B, continue push for shutdown

  Sept. 29, 2021

• California lawmakers pass bill laying the groundwork for West Coast offshore wind development

  Sept. 13, 2021

• Pacificorp updated IRP includes 6.7 GW storage, 5.6 GW solar, but NGOs blast fossil fuel component

  Sept. 3, 2021

• California's growing storage fleet is beginning to impact energy markets as envisioned, says grid operator

  Aug. 31, 2021

• California utilities are tackling climate adaptation, other safety work amid stretched resources

  Aug. 26, 2021

• As PNW utilities contemplate building decarbonization, affordability concerns linger

  Aug. 25, 2021

• California brainstorms approaches to a high-DER grid of the future

  Aug. 20, 2021

• California regulatory judge recommends more aggressive 2030 emissions target for power sector

  Aug. 18, 2021

• California greenlights first-of-its-kind energy code to encourage electrified buildings

  Aug. 12, 2021

• California utilities, clean energy groups urge CPUC to move quickly following Newsom's emergency call

  Aug. 11, 2021

• California's Aliso Canyon review could offer key lessons on transition from natural gas, analysts say

  Aug. 10, 2021

• California governor moves to free up electricity supply amid projected 3.5 GW summer shortfall

  Aug. 3, 2021

• PG&E forecasts 'probable' loss from July Dixie fire as CEO Poppe highlights plan to bury power lines

  July 29, 2021

• 'This is starting on the right path': Hawaii sees early successes with performance-based regulation

  July 29, 2021

• California PUC unveils draft plan for 'forward-thinking' distributed energy policy

  July 27, 2021

• PG&E equipment may be linked with another Northern California wildfire, utility reports

  July 20, 2021

• California approves expedited pathway for near-term utility EV investments, despite cost concerns

  July 16, 2021

• Wärtsilä launches project to develop 100% hydrogen-fueled engine and power plant concept by 2025

  July 15, 2021

• Western officials reckon with reliability challenges as heat and 'wildcard' wildfire threaten grid

  July 13, 2021

• California PUC opens 'mother of all proceedings' to prepare the grid for new wave of DERs

  July 6, 2021

• As the US begins to craft a hydrogen strategy, Europe's experience could offer valuable lessons

  July 6, 2021

• Groups protest PG&E plan to move away from diesel, as utility forecasts $7.4B in fire investments

  July 2, 2021

• 'What in the world is happening with the weather': Western heat wave raises questions for grid planning

  July 1, 2021

• Oregon leaps past California and Washington as legislators pass bill to decarbonize power grid by 2040

  June 30, 2021

• California approves 11.5 GW of new clean resources in largest-ever single procurement order

  June 25, 2021

• CPUC ditches natural gas in 11.5 GW proposal but leaves door open for future fossil fuel procurement

  June 24, 2021

• California groups clash over gas in 11.5 GW procurement proposal as CAISO calls for conservation

  June 18, 2021

• As California steels for summer months, storage and demand response efforts could avert blackouts

  June 16, 2021

• California utilities object to fossil fuel requirements in proposed 11.5 GW procurement package

  June 15, 2021

• Hawaii OKs emergency demand response to avoid energy shortfalls following AES coal plant closure

  June 10, 2021

• California PUC considers sending utilities back to drawing board on hydrogen blending proposal

  June 9, 2021

• Oregon utilities prepare for 2021 fire season with improved technologies, forecasting and PSPS protocols

  June 4, 2021

• California utilities highlight reliability, cost concerns as state charts path to 100% clean power

  June 3, 2021

• California proposal advises against more retail choice amid debate over reliability, emissions impacts

  May 28, 2021

• California mulls 11.5 GW procurement package to bolster grid after Diablo Canyon, natural gas plants retire

  May 25, 2021

• Taking Charge: AES CEO Andrés Gluski on meeting the demands of the clean energy transition

  May 25, 2021

• A 'literal tinderbox': Oregon regulators brace for 2021 wildfire season with temporary utility rules

  May 24, 2021

• Hawaii regulators ease up on 'nearly impossible' conditions for HECO's Kapolei storage project

  May 19, 2021

• CAISO 'cautiously optimistic' about summer 2021, but still sees causes for concern

  May 13, 2021

• Hawaii PUC reconsiders conditions placed on HECO's Kapolei energy storage project

  May 12, 2021

• PG&E gets greenlight for $7.5B wildfire securitization, but consumer advocates raise challenges

  May 7, 2021

• HECO chafes at Hawaii PUC's conditions on new battery project, saying they could deter deployment

  May 5, 2021

• Hydrostor building up to 1 GW compressed air storage to meet California's shifting resource needs

  May 4, 2021

• PG&E will fight criminal charges tied to 2019 Kincade Fire, CEO Patti Poppe says

  April 30, 2021

• Washington passes 'cap-and-invest' legislation, giving utilities incentive to further decarbonize

  April 29, 2021

• CPUC judge orders SoCalGas to return ratepayer funds but stops short of imposing financial penalty

  April 27, 2021

• Americas poised to lead storage market by 2025, with global investment hitting $86B: WoodMac

  April 23, 2021

• PG&E gets initial approval to securitize $7.5B of wildfire costs, despite ratepayer impact concerns

  April 23, 2021

• PG&E, other IOUs failed on 'obligation to promote safety' during 2019 power shut-offs, regulators say

  April 21, 2021

• Washington Gov. Inslee rejects legislature's effort to set 100% EV goal for 2030

  April 20, 2021

• California puts PG&E under enhanced oversight due to wildfire prevention work lapses

  April 16, 2021

• Hawaii top regulator fears potential clean energy project delays could slow closure of HECO oil-fired plant

  April 15, 2021

• Following California and Texas blackouts, experts see potential for energy storage and better grid planning

  April 14, 2021

• PG&E bid to securitize $7.5B in wildfire costs could hit ratepayers hard, consumer advocates warn

  April 12, 2021

• California tees up proposals to securitize $7.5B in PG&E wildfire costs

  April 7, 2021

• How Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan could boost California's energy transition

  April 6, 2021

• State of the Electric Utility 2021: Despite sharp drop, cost remains key obstacle to more storage, some say

  April 1, 2021

• PG&E plan to reserve temporary generators for wildfire season has groups worried about diesel use

  March 31, 2021

• Hawaii groups push for demand-side measures, streamlined interconnection to manage coal plant closure

  March 29, 2021

• California authorizes summer reliability fixes despite concerns over backup diesel generation

  March 26, 2021

• SoCalGas announces net-zero emission goal by 2045, but some stakeholders remain skeptical

  March 24, 2021

• California's last nuclear plant is poised to shut down. What happens next?

  March 23, 2021

• CPUC reliability proposal skimps on demand response while doubling down on gas, parties say

  March 22, 2021

• California opens rulemaking on provider of last resort, as customers move away from utilities

  March 19, 2021

• 'We're going from cigarettes to crack': Hawaii regulators grill HECO on fossil fuel transition plan

  March 17, 2021

• California summer reliability rules driving utility fossil fuel plans, groups say in challenging CPUC

  March 15, 2021

• Hawaiian Electric defends renewable, storage project delays as fossil fuel plants near retirement

  March 10, 2021

• Federal bills creating standalone storage tax credit raise hopes for significant boost, akin to solar

  March 10, 2021

• California looks to demand-side fixes as 'a layer of insurance' to prevent rolling blackouts

  March 8, 2021

• Storage deployments shatter records — again — in Q4 2020

  March 4, 2021

• California proposes enhanced oversight of PG&E as concerns rise over wildfire mitigation

  Feb. 26, 2021

• California's approach to power pricing could discourage electrification, experts fear

  Feb. 25, 2021

• Renewable advocates bristle at Biden's move to preserve California desert land use plan

  Feb. 23, 2021

• FERC gives preliminary permit to 2.2 GW storage project that would use Navajo coal plant power lines

  Feb. 22, 2021

• SCE turns to 400 MWh AES storage facility, facing summer reliability concerns

  Feb. 18, 2021

• PUC to take closer look at Hawaiian Electric's interconnection processes, fossil fuel retirement plans

  Feb. 17, 2021

• California moves to address 'extraordinarily frightening' energy debt amid COVID-19

  Feb. 16, 2021

• CPUC moves forward with plan to prevent 2021 blackouts despite criticism from environmental groups

  Feb. 12, 2021

• California IOUs plan to spend $11B on wildfire prevention in 2021 and 2022 after record-breaking fire season

  Feb. 9, 2021

• Building domestic supply chain for battery storage could be a priority for lawmakers, Senate aides say

  Feb. 5, 2021

• Groups fear California blackout prevention plan could increase gas use, threaten climate goals

  Feb. 1, 2021

• CCAs accelerate California's clean energy transition, providing a model for other states: report

  Jan. 28, 2021

• California regulators express 'deep concern' over SCE 2020 power shutoff practices

  Jan. 27, 2021

• SCE settles 2018 wildfire insurance claims for $2.2B, faces potential fines over energy efficiency program

  Jan. 26, 2021

• Hydrogen advocates look to capitalize on California's goal to replace diesel for back-up generation

  Jan. 25, 2021

• Utility sector's credit quality weakened in 2020, but not because of COVID-19: S&P

  Jan. 22, 2021

• CPUC safety certification eases PG&E access to wildfire insurance fund, prompting backlash

  Jan. 20, 2021

• Industry, ratepayer advocates push for cautious approach to California's summer 2021 reliability preparation

  Dec. 22, 2020

• California ratepayer advocate recommends $124M SoCalGas fine for bucking CPUC directive on energy efficiency lobbying

  Dec. 15, 2020

• Newsom taps CPUC's Liane Randolph to lead California Air Resources Board

  Dec. 11, 2020

• CAISO adopts summer reliability measures to avoid repeat of 2020 blackouts

  Dec. 10, 2020

• California sketches plan to wean off fossil fuels during wildfire-related power outages

  Dec. 9, 2020

• Thousands of California homes to be linked for 550 MW virtual power plant, North America's largest

  Dec. 8, 2020

• California's pathway to 100% clean electricity begins to take shape, but reliability concerns persist

  Dec. 7, 2020

• US storage deployments shatter record in Q3, with 7.5 GW projected by 2025: WoodMac

  Dec. 3, 2020

• California regulators to vote on state's first renewable natural gas tariff pilot for Sempra utilities

  Dec. 2, 2020

• Sempra utilities pitch demonstration program as first step to California hydrogen injection standard

  Nov. 25, 2020

• CAISO approves hybrid storage policies as California preps to add 1.5 GW by 2022

  Nov. 24, 2020

• PG&E taps Consumers Energy chief Patricia Poppe as new CEO after months-long search

  Nov. 19, 2020

• Wildfires pushed PG&E into bankruptcy. Should other utilities be worried?

  Nov. 19, 2020

• 'Somebody has to actually sit on the egg and hatch it' — Partnership aims to drive green hydrogen in the West

  Nov. 18, 2020

• California begins to shape vehicle-grid integration strategy, considers using EVs during power shut-offs

  Nov. 17, 2020

• To batteries and beyond: The storage technologies poised to play a key role in the energy transition

  Nov. 17, 2020

• California regulators race to implement demand response, other measures to avert 2021 blackouts

  Nov. 16, 2020

• Maryland PSC greenlights Exelon pilots to guide future of utility-scale storage in the state

  Nov. 11, 2020

• Storage tax credit remains unlikely in divided government, but could pass in compromise bill: analyst

  Nov. 10, 2020

• SoCalGas merits $255M fine for opposing efficiency standards with customer funds: ratepayer advocate

  Nov. 9, 2020

• California federal legislators press SoCalGas on reported efforts to 'undermine' California's climate goals

  Nov. 2, 2020

• PG&E says it could face significant liability due to September Zogg Fire

  Oct. 30, 2020

• Carbon capture and storage could reduce California emissions 15%, save $750M a year: report

  Oct. 23, 2020

• To batteries and beyond: Lithium-ion dominates utility storage; could competing chemistries change that?

  Oct. 15, 2020

• To batteries and beyond: Compressed air, liquid air and the holy grail of long-duration storage

  Oct. 14, 2020

• To batteries and beyond: In a high-renewables world, pumped hydro storage could be 'the heavy artillery'

  Oct. 13, 2020

• PG&E probation judge demands details after utility equipment seized in wildfire investigation

  Oct. 13, 2020

• To batteries and beyond: With seasonal storage potential, hydrogen offers 'a different ballgame entirely'

  Oct. 12, 2020

• Heat storm and insufficient planning caused August rolling blackouts, California regulators say

  Oct. 8, 2020

• California's Salton Sea offers chance for US battery supply chain, despite financial, policy challenges

  Oct. 6, 2020

• Global storage heading to 741 GWh by 2030, WoodMac projects, amid ongoing challenges

  Oct. 5, 2020

• Whitehouse sees 'pent-up pressure' in Congress for comprehensive climate bill

  Sept. 29, 2020

• 'This will change the nature of load': what California's zero emission vehicle order means for the power sector

  Sept. 23, 2020

• S&P lowers outlook for California IOUs in light of unprecedented wildfires, regulatory risk

  Sept. 18, 2020

• California governor pushes to fast track climate goals as wildfires burn the state

  Sept. 15, 2020

• California scrambles to prevent rolling blackouts amid heat wave, with DOE assist on gas plant dispatch

  Sept. 9, 2020

• Following rolling blackouts, California utilities highlight reliability concerns in integrated resource plans

  Sept. 3, 2020

• California PUC votes to fire executive director after contentious meeting, accusations of retaliation

  Sept. 1, 2020

• Taking charge: Fluence CEO Manuel Pérez Dubuc views storage as the 'holy grail' for high renewables

  Aug. 28, 2020

• Duke, SCE eye more storage, but continued cost declines, resilience valuation are key, executives say

  Aug. 27, 2020

• ESA targets 100 GW new storage by 2030 amid push for tax credit, market integration challenges

  Aug. 25, 2020

• California regulators plan post-mortem to examine cause of rolling blackouts

  Aug. 21, 2020

• 'We're in a bind': California braces for rolling outages as heatwave continues

  Aug. 17, 2020

• CPUC considers dismissing executive director amid accusations of whistleblower retaliation

  Aug. 14, 2020

• Federal judge orders PG&E to recruit inspectors as CPUC considers future of safety investigation

  Aug. 10, 2020

• 'Good news': Stakeholders optimistic about selection of BPA's Mainzer as CAISO head

  Aug. 10, 2020

• Dominion reaches agreement on South Carolina renewables + storage tariff to better integrate resources

  Aug. 7, 2020

• Sempra Energy bullish on hydrogen as California navigates natural gas future

  Aug. 5, 2020

• Accusations fly as California enviros say SoCalGas trying to undermine electrification efforts

  July 31, 2020

• PG&E faces soaring insurance costs, leadership changes in rest of 2020

  July 31, 2020

• California approves $436M for SCE's EV charging program, largest utility plan in the US

  July 29, 2020

• Taking Charge: How California's first CCA confronts wildfire risk and energy equity amid COVID-19

  July 29, 2020

• 2019 was a bumper year for microgrid deployment, but COVID-19 could slow progress: WoodMac

  July 23, 2020

• Enel plans to deploy 1 GW storage capacity across renewable portfolio through 2022

  July 22, 2020

• CAISO issues straw proposal on first phase of regional day-ahead market effort

  July 22, 2020

• PG&E faces further investigation after California officials blame utility for Kincade Fire

  July 20, 2020

• SMUD aims for carbon neutrality by 2030 in new climate emergency declaration

  July 20, 2020

• 'Absolute lack of preparation:' PG&E sued over 2019 fire weeks after bankruptcy exit

  July 16, 2020

• Largest US battery resource connects to CAISO grid, signaling next phase in California's storage growth

  July 14, 2020

• California regulators instruct utilities to incorporate climate planning into rate cases

  July 9, 2020

• PG&E exits bankruptcy, but long-term wildfire risk could put it 'back in the soup'

  July 6, 2020

• Trump officials address prospects and challenges of California offshore wind development

  July 2, 2020

• 'Backstop' bill to turn PG&E into non-profit headed to California governor's desk

  June 29, 2020

• COVID-19 propels microgrids in healthcare sector, but regulatory, awareness hurdles remain

  June 29, 2020

• 'A critical milestone': PG&E first gas-electric IOU to publicly support California's all-electric construction

  June 26, 2020

• PG&E launches $5.2B in public offerings, targets July bankruptcy exit following judge's order

  June 23, 2020

• Guilty pleas, victim impact statements could have slew of implications for PG&E, stakeholders say

  June 18, 2020

• 'A historic moment': PG&E pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter, as judge plans to greenlight bankruptcy plan

  June 17, 2020

• Fluence unveils intelligent, modular storage product with 800 MW/2,300 MWh of projects

  June 17, 2020

• 'The start of something big': California crafts pilot program to reduce building emissions

  June 16, 2020

• California CCAs seek offers for at least 4 GWh storage

  June 9, 2020

• Falling renewable, storage costs make 90% carbon-free US grid feasible by 2035, UC Berkeley finds

  June 9, 2020

• California plans for future of gas system amid 'patchwork' of electrification policies

  June 9, 2020

• Victims blast PG&E bankruptcy plan, citing fire risk and payout concerns as approval deadline nears

  June 8, 2020

• As PG&E highlights potential need for fossil fuels to address power shutoffs, groups press for more storage

  June 2, 2020

• CPUC approves PG&E reorganization plan, paving way for bankruptcy exit

  May 29, 2020

• PG&E enters last stretch of bankruptcy deadline as plan confirmation hearing begins

  May 27, 2020

• Developer plans to build hydrogen plant that runs on waste in Southern California

  May 21, 2020

• PG&E's total storage procurements pass 1 GW with latest round of projects

  May 21, 2020

• PG&E says fire victims have accepted bankruptcy plan, with final vote count due this week

  May 20, 2020

• Shrinking fossil fuel demand could hit California's cap-and-trade auction, experts say

  May 18, 2020

• PG&E appeals new probation conditions, asserting they'll 'undermine wildfire safety'

  May 18, 2020

• Hawaiian Electric eyes 460 MW solar, 3 GWh storage to help meet renewables goals

  May 14, 2020

• Renewables poised to outstrip coal generation in 2020 as COVID-19 accelerates transition: EIA

  May 13, 2020

• CPUC imposes largest ever penalty of $1.9B on PG&E for Northern California wildfires

  May 11, 2020

• Power-to-gas could be key to California's long-duration storage needs, stakeholders say

  May 6, 2020

• CPUC finds DERs save on transmission investments, but implementation remains 'the big question'

  May 5, 2020

• SCE procures 770 MW of battery storage to bolster California's grid as gas plants approach retirement

  May 5, 2020

• PG&E foresees $600M or greater loss for Kincade Fire, files to securitize $7.5B in fire costs

  May 4, 2020

• 'Tremendous demand for stationary storage' outstrips Tesla's 2020 supply capability, Musk says

  May 1, 2020

• California eyes expedited microgrid deployment to help with fire season power shut-offs

  April 30, 2020

• Judge calls PG&E vegetation work 'sloppy and unreliable,' imposes new conditions on the utility

  April 30, 2020

• Rooftop solar applications up 40% despite COVID-19, HECO says, but DER groups want more

  April 28, 2020

• 'It's really heartbreaking': California's clean energy programs hit hard by COVID-19

  April 24, 2020

• Advocates question move to new PG&E CEO amid coronavirus, upcoming wildfire season

  April 23, 2020

• Storage, smart grid, energy efficiency sectors see $337M in Q1 corporate funding: Report

  April 22, 2020

• CPUC proposes approving PG&E's bankruptcy plan, with a vote scheduled for May

  April 21, 2020

• PG&E proposes lithium-ion battery projects to replace Oakland fossil fuel plant

  April 16, 2020

• COVID-19 hits clean energy jobs, but storage companies could be 'bucking the trend'

  April 16, 2020

• Bankruptcy judge pushes back on PG&E's plan to route $4M fine through fire victim trust

  April 14, 2020

• DOE eyes storage technologies to improve the performance of fossil fuel plants

  April 9, 2020

• PG&E bankruptcy contingency plan approved, but fire lawyers remain concerned about payouts

  April 8, 2020

• Hawaii groups see role for DERs in economic recovery from COVID-19

  April 8, 2020

• Global storage deployments could see hit in 2020, but 'fundamental drivers' still remain, analysts say

  April 7, 2020

• PG&E request for early recovery of $899M from customers troubles ratepayer advocates

  April 2, 2020

• California utilities fear market manipulation from proposed changes to RPS confidentiality rules

  April 1, 2020

• California proposes PG&E, SCE as central procurement agencies, but CCAs have doubts

  April 1, 2020

• California sets electric sector GHG emissions target 56% below 1990 levels, but leaves room for more

  March 27, 2020

• Distributed storage could see growth in demand amid COVID-19 pandemic, analysts say

  March 26, 2020

• PG&E fire victims concerned that COVID-19 market turmoil could affect payouts

  March 26, 2020

• PG&E reaches deal with Newsom, pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter as bankruptcy reorganization deadline nears

  March 24, 2020

• CPUC's $2.1B wildfire fine could derail bankruptcy exit financing commitments: PG&E

  March 20, 2020

• PG&E bankruptcy financing proposal approved amid concerns of coronavirus economic impact

  March 17, 2020

• 'An immediate and dramatic business concern:' How COVID-19 is disrupting the energy sector

  March 17, 2020

• Wind plants can provide grid services similar to gas, hydro, easing renewables integration: CAISO

  March 13, 2020

• PG&E reaches settlement with FEMA to reduce wildfire payouts by $2.9B, lawyer says

  March 11, 2020

• Colorado significantly off-track on climate goals, NGOs say, faces transmission and market obstacles

  March 10, 2020

• SDG&E, SCE say California transport electrification plan could freeze investment, jeopardize state EV goals

  March 10, 2020

• PG&E tells federal judge it can't commit to specific increases in tree-trimming workforce

  March 5, 2020

• CAISO urges CPUC to consider increased interim natural gas needs as part of long-term state transition

  March 4, 2020

• 'A Swiss army knife': How developers and investors are looking at the storage sector

  March 3, 2020

• Sempra CFO touts California's new 4-year general rate case cycle as company reports $2.1B earnings

  Feb. 28, 2020

• CPUC proposes optimal 2030 system portfolio tripling battery storage, more than doubling solar

  Feb. 27, 2020

• How distributed resources fit into Mountain West's game plan

  Feb. 25, 2020

• California OKs first community solar program under new building standard, troubling rooftop advocates

  Feb. 24, 2020

• 'It's not even close to perfect': Judge blasts PG&E vegetation management work

  Feb. 20, 2020

• PG&E Corp reports $7.7B loss in 2019 amid continuing wildfire risk

  Feb. 19, 2020

• California PUC proposes pilot programs to decarbonize buildings

  Feb. 18, 2020

• 'This is going to be a very big deal' — coronavirus poised to disrupt storage, solar sectors

  Feb. 18, 2020

• Why is the utility industry less bullish on grid-scale storage?

  Feb. 13, 2020

• Will APS face retail competition in Arizona? Regulators issue diverging proposals

  Feb. 12, 2020

• California proposes 10-year transportation electrification planning process for SCE, other IOUs

  Feb. 11, 2020

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

  Feb. 10, 2020

• CPUC proposed decision avoids new fixed charges due to concerns over customer backlash

  Feb. 7, 2020

• Court backs PG&E agreement ending tussle with bondholders as utility revamps reorganization plan

  Feb. 5, 2020

• Reimagining the grid: How PGE, SCE and others are prepping for transportation electrification

  Feb. 4, 2020

• CPUC proposes guidelines for safety shut-offs, finds 'serious deficiencies' with PG&E reporting

  Feb. 3, 2020

• Judge approves PG&E Tubbs Fire settlements, while Newsom mulls state takeover

  Jan. 30, 2020

• PG&E CEO: System hardening will be completed 'long after I retire'

  Jan. 29, 2020

• PG&E is betting heavily on microgrids. But can it move away from fossil fuels?

  Jan. 28, 2020

• NYPA turns to zinc-air storage amid lithium-ion safety concerns

  Jan. 27, 2020

• PG&E strikes deal with bondholders, but Newsom reiterates objections

  Jan. 23, 2020

• Proposed bill would include large hydro, nuclear in California's renewable portfolio standard

  Jan. 23, 2020

• California ALJ boosts PG&E costs 70% for failures in program to prevent damage to underground equipment

  Jan. 22, 2020

• Proposed 2.2 GW storage project plans to use Navajo coal station power-lines

  Jan. 21, 2020

• 2020 Outlook: Renewables, resilience and reliability needs will drive storage

  Jan. 21, 2020

• California launches rulemaking to manage transition away from natural gas

  Jan. 17, 2020

• BLM OKs $1B California desert solar project praised for balanced approach amid ongoing controversy

  Jan. 16, 2020

• Water scarcity accelerates plans to close Xcel's Tolk coal plant by a decade

  Jan. 15, 2020

• What would a $10 per ton carbon price mean for the Northeast?

  Jan. 14, 2020

• DOE unveils plan to make US global storage leader by 2030

  Jan. 10, 2020

• California's 2020 legislative session: The 'wild, Wild West' of bills targeting PG&E

  Jan. 8, 2020

• California has big clean energy ambitions, and is looking for better energy storage to realize them

  Jan. 6, 2020

• PG&E rate case compromise cuts $1.1B proposal to $575M for wildfire mitigation

  Jan. 2, 2020

• PG&E CEO promises 'shorter, fewer' shut-offs continuing for the next 5 years

  Dec. 20, 2019

• First US long-duration liquid air storage project planned in Vermont

  Dec. 18, 2019

• Judge approves PG&E wildfire settlements, bringing utility closer to exiting bankruptcy

  Dec. 18, 2019

• California moves to boost storage to combat safety-driven power shutoffs

  Dec. 17, 2019

• Newsom's rejection throws wrench in PG&E bankruptcy process

  Dec. 17, 2019

• Arizona rejects APS push for 2-year PURPA contracts, approving 18-year terms

  Dec. 13, 2019

• Northern California's wildfire season is effectively over. What's next for PG&E?

  Dec. 11, 2019

• FPL's Turkey Point first US nuclear plant to get license out to 80 years

  Dec. 6, 2019

• PG&E failed to properly inspect tower that caused Camp Fire: CPUC safety investigators

  Dec. 4, 2019

• California proposal rejects wildfire premium in PG&E, other utilities' ROE

  Dec. 4, 2019

• Nevada PUC floats proposal for 1,000 MW storage target by 2030

  Dec. 3, 2019

• CAISO says resource adequacy order would cause market uncertainty, asks CPUC to reconsider

  Nov. 27, 2019

• National Grid lifts gas moratorium following deal with New York

  Nov. 25, 2019

• PG&E says power shutoffs averted hundreds of fire risks, but cities blast lack of coordination

  Nov. 25, 2019

• Nevada governor orders plans for economy-wide carbon reductions

  Nov. 25, 2019

• Democrats move to take 100% clean energy push national with new bill

  Nov. 22, 2019

• Utility-scale storage critical to achieving Massachusetts carbon goals: UMass study

  Nov. 20, 2019

• PG&E challenges central tenet of bankruptcy law as it presses judge to reject California liability standards

  Nov. 20, 2019

• 100+ hydro plants have greater warming impacts than fossil fuels: EDF study

  Nov. 19, 2019

• Senate approves energy secretary nominee who pledged support for baseload power

  Nov. 15, 2019

• CPUC demands PG&E defend power shut-off actions, launches investigation into all IOUs

  Nov. 14, 2019

• Cuomo threatens to revoke National Grid's license to provide gas in NYC due to hookup moratorium

  Nov. 13, 2019