A surge in applications for residential solar systems is straining local building departments, a situation NREL wants to help fix.

FERC approved a settlement between CAISO and the operator of the aging 27.5-MW Channel Islands cogeneration facility over a reliability must-run agreement.

California's PUC used its new enhanced oversight & enforcement powers for the first time against PG&E, citing the utility’s failure to weigh wildfire risks.

The CEC has taken a step toward making millions of households part of demand response efforts designed to avoid blackouts.

Western states must work together to build transmission avoid blackouts, Idaho Power CEO Lisa Grow and CAISO CEO Elliot Mainzer agreed.

Some California lawmakers want the woody biomass from forest thinning efforts to be used for electricity generation.

The Sonoma County District Attorney’s office filed 33 criminal charges against Pacific Gas and Electric in connection with the Kincade Fire.

FERC sent CAISO’s first systemwide RMR agreement to settlement proceedings after the ISO raised questions about the contract's fairness.

Debate over using large-scale blackouts to prevent wildfires in California has become more urgent as the state heads into another fire season.

A NARUC report says California will need to use more advanced planning methods to ensure resource adequacy with an ever-growing reliance on renewables.