California Agencies & Legislature

SPP
Western Energy Leaders Explore Grid Integration
Energy leaders from California and other Western states met in a workshop to explore the benefits of developing regional markets, including one or more RTOs.
U.S. National Park Service
CARB Prepares Launch of $13M E-bike Incentive Program
The California Air Resources Board is getting close to finalizing details of its electric bicycle incentive program, expected to launch in early 2023.
PG&E
California PUC Releases PG&E from Enhanced Oversight Process
The CPUC released PG&E from its enhanced oversight and enforcement process after the utility met its 2021 tree clearing goals on its highest fire risk lines.
SoCalGas
SoCalGas System Still ‘Impaired’ but Winter Outlook Improves
SoCalGas' system remains "impaired," but reliability concerns have eased thanks to forecasts of a warm winter, the California Energy Commission said.
Kenworth
California PUC OKs $1B EV Charging Program
The California Public Utilities Commission OK'd $1 billion for electric-vehicle charging infrastructure, with 70% of it for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
BYD
CARB Approves $2.6B in Clean Vehicle Incentives
The California Air Resources Board approved its largest budget yet for incentive programs for clean cars, trucks and buses.
CARB
Calif. Proposes World’s ‘Most Ambitious’ Climate Goals
California regulators released an updated net zero proposal that Gov. Gavin Newsom says will unleash an "economic transformation" in the state.
Shutterstock
California PUC Revisits Net Metering Plan
The California Public Utilities Commission proposed a new net-metering scheme for rooftop solar after months of controversy over its prior plan to cut credits.
NREL
Multiple Seaports Needed to Support Calif. OSW Goals
California will need about 1,300 floating wind turbines and a range of supporting seaports to meet its ambitious offshore wind goals.
CARB
Pandemic Brings ‘Historic’ Decline to California GHGs in 2020
California’s GHG emissions dropped 8.7% in 2020, a decline that’s largely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report.

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