September 28, 2024

California Agencies & Legislature

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.
Lion Electric
PG&E to Offer Nation’s First V2G Export Rate
Pacific Gas and Electric received regulatory approval to establish the nation’s first vehicle-to-grid export rates for commercial EVs, including school buses.
U.S. Forest Service
PG&E Faces $255M in New Wildfire Fines, Costs
PG&E said in a Q3 earnings call it faces $100 million in costs from this year's Mosquito Fire, plus a $155 million fine for the deadly Zogg Fire in 2020.
Antelope Valley Transit Authorit
CARB Looks to Refine Clean Bus Rules Amid Ridership Decline
California transit agencies are enthusiastically adopting zero-emission buses, but regulators are worried that ridership downturns will stall ZEB progress.

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