California Regulators Modify Grid Map Requirements to Ease Solar Integration

Integration Capacity Analysis models grid conditions that impact where distributed energy resources can be added, without the need for [...]

California Demands 3.3GW of New Resources as Grid Shortfall Looms

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

Looming Grid Shortfall Prompts 2.5GW California Procurement Proposal

‘All-source’ reliability procurement for Southern California could open massive new market for renewables, batteries and demand response. State regulators [...]

California Proposes $100M in Energy Storage Incentives to Boost Wildfire Resiliency

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

California Community Solar Isn’t Working. SoCal Edison Wants to Redesign It

The utility would gather customers for community projects, alongside other new 100 percent clean electricity options. Southern California Edison is [...]

Public Utilities Commission Approves Utilities’ Renewable Energy Plans

The California Public Utilities Commission today (CPUC) approved the renewable energy procurement plans for the state’s largest utilities, a [...]

Geothermal heat pump bill signed into law

CaliforniaGeo applauds Governor Brown’s recent signing of AB 2339 (Williams) Energy Geothermal Technologies, into law on September 27, 2012 [...]

Utilities on track to meet RE goals: California Public Utilities Commission

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced today that the state’s largest utilities have met interim goals for renewable [...]

California considers net metering change

The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has proposed a decision that, if approved, will likely boost renewable energy use [...]

California renewable energy plan now includes transmission

Renewable energy transmission development in California will be expedited, thanks to a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the [...]