PG&E CEO Patti Poppe said the utility is slowing the pace of its efforts to bury 10,000 miles of distribution lines to prevent wildfire ignitions.

A half dozen new climate and energy laws took effect in California on Jan. 1.

Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed six air pollution reduction measures, bringing the total of climate-related bills enacted this legislative session to 40.

Two of three bills to speed transmission development and lower costs died at the end of the state legislature's two-year session while another was watered down.

The California State Legislature passed a resolution requesting that CAISO report on efforts to create an RTO in the West and its potential benefits.

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.

PG&E said it plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 and to withdraw more carbon from the air than it produces by 2050 using carbon capture and other means.

California lawmakers proposed a vague $21 billion climate and energy budget for FY 22-23 that would defer Gov. Gavin Newsom's specific plans, pending talks.

The Senate and Assembly passed bills to speed transmission development and lower costs as lawmakers tried to help the state meet its renewable power goals.

The California Energy Commission said it will take more time to consider offshore wind targets that stakeholders said were too low based on potential capacity.