September 29, 2024

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Talk of Western RTO Intensifies
Increased discussion of a Western RTO is being driven by clean-energy mandates and state laws requiring transmission owners to join an organized market.
CARB
CARB Plan Would Allow Interstate Transfer of ZEV Credits
Car manufacturers selling in states that follow California’s ZEV regulations would be able to transfer ZEV credits among states under a new CARB proposal.
CAISO
CAISO Promotes EDAM Effort in Forum
CAISO paused its WEIM EDAM effort last year but renewed it Wednesday amid a growing push for greater Western regionalization and market coordination.
Alabama Power
CEC Explores Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings
A California Energy Commission workshop explored ways that grid-interactive efficient buildings can contribute to carbon reduction goals.
NWS
PG&E Shuts off Power During Wind Storm but Limits PSPS
PG&E de-energized power lines in California as high winds and drought raised the risk of wildfires, but it was able to keep its latest PSPS more limited.
National Forest Service
California PUC Opens Investigation of Utility Safety
The California PUC began investigating the safety practices of gas and electric utilities under its jurisdiction to head off disasters.
Vistra Energy
California Can Get By Without More Gas, Energy Commission Says
The California Energy Commission updated its midterm reliability analysis for 2022-2026, concluding California has enough capacity without adding fossil fuels.
University of Southern California
Extreme Sea Levels to Occur More Frequently, Study Says
The type of extreme sea levels previously expected to occur once every 100 years could happen annually by 2100 because of global warming, a new study says.
Matt Irving/Bureau of Land Management
PG&E Denies New Manslaughter Charges
Four manslaughter charges against PG&E in the 2020 Zogg Fire followed the first lawsuit against the utility for starting the still-burning Dixie Fire.
National Park Service
California Governor Signs Climate, Wildfire, Energy Bills
Gov. Gavin Newsom stood in the smoke of Sequoia National Park on Thursday to discuss the $15 billion California is spending on climate resilience.

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