Gov. Gavin Newsom was expected to sign legislation that would expedite permitting for new generation storage and possibly extend the life of aging gas plants.

The latest forecast from the state Department of Water Resources warns Californians to prepare for a third consecutive year of drought because of low snowpack.

A dry January and February are clouding the prospects for hydroelectric generation this summer following two years of severe drought in California.

FERC approved an interconnection waiver requested by CAISO for two 30-MW generating units needed for reliability.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has for the first time declared a water shortage for Lake Mead in response to a historic Colorado River Basin drought.

FERC approved the transfer of the 169-MW Klamath Hydroelectric Project’s license from PacifiCorp to a group of parties that will decommission the dams.

Local officials filed a scathing lawsuit alleging corruption at the state’s main water agency and lawmakers called for FERC to delay the Oroville Dam’s relicensing.

Butte County urged FERC to order the California Department of Water Resources to establish its own public safety program to help manage the Oroville Dam.

FERC said evidence of price reporting deficiencies by power sellers during the Western Energy Crisis cannot constitute the sole basis for a finding of market manipulation.