Two California Energy Commissioners are recommending the agency deny a permit to construct NRG’s proposed Puente Power Project natural gas-fired plant.

California agencies are finalizing a roadmap for commercializing microgrids in the state, aligning with a $45 million grant funding opportunity.

California utilities and state agencies are cooperating on developing plans to manage the effects of global climate change on the electricity grid.

California is offering $45 million in grants for the development of microgrids to stimulate development of new distributed energy resources.

CAISO was forced to recalculate its 2016 demand response (DR) settlements because of missing data, the ISO told the California Energy Commission.

L.A. County officials asked a state court to halt the resumption of natural gas withdrawals from Aliso Canyon until more risks are analyzed.

The growth of distributed energy resources and energy storage in CAISO will require new approaches and better coordination between system operators.

California officials are reconsidering retail choice, two decades after a deregulation drive that faltered in the Western Energy Crisis of 2000/01.

Meeting the California RPS goal of 50% target could require more than $5 billion in transmission upgrades, according to a state report.

More changes are needed to the CAISO proposed rules for a Western RTO to win approval from the states in which PacifiCorp operates, stakeholders say.