The CPUC and CAISO instituted new resource adequacy requirements and conservation programs in preparation for the coming summer.

California regulators are trying to avoid a repeat of last year’s unprecedented use of PSPS to prevent utility equipment from igniting wildfires.

Utility securitizations are making a comeback as power companies & state governments seek ways to deal with the huge costs associated with decarbonization.

California’s energy policy leaders came together to weigh the potential impact of the state’s sharply rising electricity rates on its electrification goals.

The California-Mexico subregion cannot maintain resource adequacy without imports, and the greatest risk of shortages is in Southern California, WECC said.

The California PUC is seeking ways to help the millions of utility customers with past-due energy bills stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CAISO Board of Governors approved the Morongo Band of Mission Indians as a participating transmission owner.

The CPUC and state emergency officials told Southern California Edison that it had mishandled its public safety power shutoffs in 2020.

FERC approved a penalty assessed by WECC against Southern California Edison and a penalty by Texas RE against Oncor for violations of NERC standards.

FERC rejected challenges to Order 872, which revised how it enforces the PURPA, but the commission granted clarification on several points.