Hybrid Plant Provides a Cleaner Power Solution

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:17:00 +0000

California is looking for additional electricity resources, while being mindful of environmental concerns. That means power companies are looking at innovative technologies to provide reliable electricity

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To California Regulators: Delay Harmful Rooftop Solar Plan!

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 03:14:54 +0000

California regulators should revise a new rooftop solar plan to make solar more affordable for low-income communities, dozens of groups will tell the California Public Utilities Commission at its meeting Thursday. The commission’s plan drastically slashes the credit new solar users would get for sharing their extra solar energy with the grid. More than 100 […]

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USA’s 1st Vehicle-To-Grid Export Rate For Commercial Electric Vehicles

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:21:11 +0000

A groundbreaking settlement agreement between Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC), Electrify America LLC, and the Public Advocates Office at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The settlement approves the establishment of the nation’s first “vehicle-to-grid” (V2G) export compensation mechanism for commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging customers in its […]

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SDG&E Adds More Energy Storage to CAISO Grid

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:11:32 +0000

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has completed a second energy storage project in its home city, a 20-MW/80-MWh facility located in Kearny Mesa. Utility officials on March 29 said the new installation is part of California’s push toward 100% carbon-free electricity. SDG&E in June 2021 completed the Top Gun Energy Storage project, a 30-MW/120-MWh […]

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Large-Scale Green Hydrogen Infrastructure System Unveiled for California

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:25:34 +0000

SoCalGas, North America’s largest gas distribution utility, has unveiled the Angeles Link, a proposed green hydrogen energy infrastructure system for Southern California that it says could be the largest of its kind in the nation. The Angeles Link proposes to utilize between 25 GW and 35 GW of curtailed or new solar, wind, or battery […]

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CAISO Plan Calls for $30.5 Billion for Transmission—and More Renewable Energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:09:07 +0000

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California’s power grid continues to evolve and will look much different by 2040, according to a 20-year draft transmission plan released by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). The plan calls for significant additional renewable energy resources, along with a $30.5-billion build-out of the transmission grid.  The outlook, developed by the grid operator along with […]

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PG&E Bankruptcy Truly One-of-a-Kind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Numerous articles have boldly declared Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) to be the first of many climate change-related bankruptcies to come. The authors wag their fingers in caution at corporations across

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