California wildfires
Edison International’s president said that equipment owned by its Southern California Edison subsidiary was at least one cause of the Thomas Fire.
Most RTOs say they are ready for winter but the possibility of fuel shortages during an extended cold spell is keeping ISO-NE officials up at night.
California’s big utilities shut down power proactively or warned customers they might need to because of windy conditions that could lead to wildfires.
Pacific Gas and Electric pre-emptively shut down power to thousands of its customers amid high winds to reduce the risk of wildfires.
NERC CEO Jim Robb said he is pushing for new reliability standards to address fuel assurance concerns and settings for inverters on solar and storage.
California SB 901 may not be an adequate solution to the bigger wildfires that appear to be the state’s new normal, some skeptics contend.
SB 901, a controversial bill to help California utilities pay for wildfires cleared the State Legislature and was sent to Gov. Jerry Brown.
The California legislature passed a conference committee report on SB 901 Tuesday night to protect consumers and help utilities pay for wildfire damages.
Lawmakers have unveiled a new plan to help California’s investor-owned utilities cover the costs of wildfires sparked by transmission lines.
An unpopular proposal by California Gov. Jerry Brown to limit the liability of utilities for wildfire damage has been tabled for now.
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