November 2, 2024

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Calif. Lawmakers Offer Alternative Energy Budget
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.
U.S. Forest Service
FERC Rejects PG&E Bid to Raise Profits
FERC rebuffed a request by PG&E for a 13% return on equity based on its financial risks from wildfires and the state's aggressive decarbonization efforts.
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UN Climate Report Hits Home Across US
The U.N.'s latest report on climate change hit home across the U.S. as dozens of news outlets published stories on how their regions are being affected.
CEC
California Governor Swaps Energy Officials
Gov. Gavin Newsom continued reconfiguring the state's energy leadership with changes at the California Energy Commission and in his office.
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Rate Hikes Prompt Concern in California
The CPUC is worried about customers after approving back-to-back $1 billion cost increases for PG&E and substantial rate hikes for the state’s other big IOUs.
PG&E
PG&E Plans to Spend $25B to Bury Lines
In a Q4 call, PG&E for the first time put a price tag of more than $25 billion on its proposal to underground 10,000 miles of lines in high-threat fire areas.
U.S. Forest Service
Cal Fire Finds PG&E Started Massive Dixie Fire
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said its investigation had determined that a tree hitting a PG&E line started the massive Dixie Fire.
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Dixie Fire Finding Inopportune for PG&E
Cal Fire concluded that a tree falling on a PG&E power line started the Dixie Fire, potentially affecting PG&E's bid to exit federal probation Jan. 25.
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PG&E Building ‘Remote Grids’ in Fire-prone Areas
PG&E plans to build more standalone “remote grids” in California, allowing the utility to remove distribution lines serving small groups of isolated customers as a way to reduce wildfire danger.
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Study Links Western Wildfires to Arctic Ice Melt
A PNNL study has solidified the link between melting Arctic Ocean ice and the wildfires that regularly ravage the Western U.S.

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