PG&E turned off power for nearly half a million residents to prevent line-sparked wildfires, two minutes after CAISO ended its four-day blackout watch.

Four aging natural gas plants scheduled to retire in December will keep operating because of California’s anticipated capacity shortfall.

An ugly feud between members of the California PUC and its executive director, Alice Stebbins, played out in public during an online hearing.

The California PUC greenlit a major expansion of the state's EV charging program and approved contracts signed by investor-owned utilities to procure 1.2 GW of battery storage.

Observers cited dependence on imports, underperformance of natural gas and wind, and market manipulation as possible causes of California’s recent blackouts.

CAISO presented its final proposal of its effort to make it easier for energy storage and distributed energy resources to participate in markets.

The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying recession will significantly reduce electricity demand in California through 2023.

CAISO and the California PUC and Energy Commission explained to Gov. Gavin Newsom why the state had two days of rolling blackouts recently.

The fall season when utility equipment tends to start fires is coming and regulators and reliability coordinators want utilities to be ready.

A grueling heat wave that caused rolling blackouts and sparked wildfires across California is expected to abate somewhat starting Thursday.