Increasing electricity prices must be met with a greater effort to reduce peak loads and protect low- and moderate-income ratepayers, several Northeast utility regulators said at Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable.

SoCalGas' system remains "impaired," but reliability concerns have eased thanks to forecasts of a warm winter, the California Energy Commission said.

A study commissioned by the California PUC warns that more than 5% of hydrogen blended with natural gas can increase the risks of leaks and metal degradation.