At least 44 California cities now automate permitting for residential rooftop solar projects, following passage of a state law last year requiring them to adopt a permitting platform.

Load flexibility is the fastest and cheapest way to prepare for rising electricity demand, panel participants at a CEC-EPRI conference said.

Nine of the world's largest makers of building heating and cooling equipment have signed on to support California's goal of having 6 million new electric heat pumps by 2030.

Natural gas made up the largest share of California’s electric generation mix in 2022, but solar is accounting for a growing percentage, as the state works toward 100% clean energy by 2045.

The California Energy Commission agreed to keep three old, environmentally damaging gas-fired plants operating along the coast for grid reliability, despite an outpouring of opposition.

A three-year study by UC Davis will examine the wide range of problems EV drivers face when they visit public charging stations.

The bill to accelerate development of new transmission lines passed the state Senate on a vote of 36-0 and is now headed for the lower house.

The California Air Resources Board plans to vote on a regulation requiring new switcher locomotives to be zero-emitting by 2030 and freight locomotives by 2035.