California regulators approve plans for utility companies to buy energy, prevent blackoutsBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Published February 11, 2021 4:34pm PST PG&E Associated Pressarticle Power transmission tower is silhouetted by the rising sun in Burlingame, California on October 26, 2019. Pote...
In Santa Clara — the heart of Silicon Valley — electric rates are rising as the municipal utility spends heavily on transmission lines and other infrastructure to accommodate the voracious power demand from more than 50 data centers, which now consume 60% of the city’s electricity. And earli...
The three options available to these utility companies are to increase the purchase of electricity from independent third-party power suppliers, build additional electric power plants within the state, and encourage electric generation from alternative power sources. The State of California can only ...
The Texas-headquartered integrated utility and power generation company said it wants to add another 350MW/1,400MWh BESS to the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in California’s Monterey Bay. The project is based at the Moss Landing Power Plant, which was once the largest power plant in ...
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PG&E opposed the bill because it said it would take away the power of state regulators to examine utility companies' costs and decide whether it is "just or reasonable″ for customers to pay for them. Plus, PG&E lobbyist Brandon Ebeck said it's appropriate for customers to pay for...
But so far, the state's largest utility companies have not been willing to commit to buying power from projects like those because it would cost too much money and take too long to build. In addition to building the wind turbines, the projects will require improvements at the state...
Alvarado said they are getting support from fellow power electric companies from Canada, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. She said they are expecting additional resources in the coming days to help. ...
"In California...they're forcing PG&E to do social justice work instead of their core mission. Don't let your state turn your power companies into green plants where they have to buy expensive energy at the expense of maintenance," he told Fox News viewers. "That's a coming thing fo...