Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)
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The D.C. Circuit ruled in favor of Pacific Gas and Electric in the latest twist in a nearly two-decade dispute with the San Francisco over a distribution system wheeling contract between the two entities.
CPUC
Intense heat coupled with this summer’s early and active fire season will likely increase the need for public safety power shutoffs later this year, according to utilities presenting at a California PUC workshop.
LS Power
FERC approved two incentives Pacific Gas and Electric requested to support work it will undertake with LS Power for four transmission projects included in CAISO’s 2021/22 transmission plan.
Shutterstock
A California wildfire fund created by state lawmakers in 2019 could serve as a model for a similar nationwide fund, speakers said during a webinar hosted by Americans for a Clean Energy Grid.
Cal Fire
CAISO declared its first transmission emergency of the summer as a fast-spreading Northern California fire forced PG&E to de-energize transmission lines near one of the state’s key hydroelectric facilities.
American Nuclear Society
PG&E's plans to extend the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant through 2030 remain on track after a federal appellate court rejected environmental groups’ petition challenging an exemption to the license application deadline.
Linde
A California legislative committee has passed a raft of energy-related bills, including legislation focused on grid-enhancing technologies, hydrogen and data centers.
CAISO
CAISO released a draft transmission plan identifying 26 new transmission projects aimed at accelerating California’s ability to meet its ambitious clean energy goals and costing an estimated $6.1 billion.
West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative
The West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative has secured commitments of financial support from 24 utilities and other electricity-sector organizations and expects that list to grow.
Transwest Express
FERC approved a proposal to allow transmission lines outside California to join CAISO under a new subscriber-funded model that avoids allocating project costs to the ISO’s load-serving entities.
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