CAISO extended an electric transmission emergency in Ventura County because of raging wildfires in Southern California.

The loss of three natural gas pipelines is creating major concerns about Southern California’s gas and electricity supplies.

Utilities are at the epicenter of public battles between the California PUC and its critics over wildfires, public safety and ethics.

California ethics officials have obtained new evidence of apparent back-channel communications between PG&E and the state Public Utilities Commission.

PG&E says it will challenge a California ALJ’s recommendation that it be granted only $190 million for the retirement of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant.

A CAISO report suggests that California’s utilities are about 2,000 MW short of the capacity needed to comply with 2018 local resource adequacy requirements

California electricity suppliers have met the state’s 25% renewable generation requirement, in many cases exceeding it substantially, the PUC says.

Utilities are dealing with several wildfire-related proceedings at the California Public Utilities Commission, which is exploring taking a larger role.

The CAISO Board of Governors approved two measures intended to prevent the early retirement of unprofitable but needed generation in California.

California regulators voted to extend the life of a state demand response pilot project and expressed their unanimous opposition to the DOE NOPR.