The California Energy Commission held a hearing on Wednesday, November 13, to discuss the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)’s SolarShares [...]

Procurement is a boon for solar-storage, demand response and other clean resources, and could forestall last-ditch option of keeping [...]

Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., has signed into law a bill designed to help California meet its electric grid reliability [...]

As the state works to combat climate change and move toward a fossil fuel-free future, Governor Gavin Newsom recently [...]

A CPUC commissioner breaks down California’s attempt to help wildfire-vulnerable communities gain access to batteries. California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program [...]

Even in the most forward-thinking states, progress on folding DERs into the grid has been uneven at best. Distributed [...]

Policymakers are coalescing around electrification as the solution for squeezing carbon out of buildings. Is the market ready? California [...]

An incentive carve-out for high-fire-risk areas could boost uptake among customers most likely to want solar-storage systems. California regulators [...]

A pair of bills would require solar panels on new buildings but include exemptions for shaded or nonviable properties.  [...]

Glendale’s municipal utility quickly got comfortable with big batteries, distributed energy, efficiency and a few reciprocating engines. The Southern [...]