The California PUC told SoCalGas, the nation's largest gas utility, to return ratepayer funds it inappropriately used to lobby against clean energy programs.

Gov. Gavin Newsom continued reconfiguring the state's energy leadership with changes at the California Energy Commission and in his office.

The California Public Utilities Commission put a controversial net-metering plan for rooftop solar on hold "until further notice" as it considers revisions.

EPA announced that President Biden intends to name California Public Utilities Commissioner Martha Guzman Aceves as administrator of the agency's Region 9.

The governor's senior energy adviser, Alice Reynolds, will move in December to the CPUC, an agency struggling to head off wildfires and capacity shortfalls.