California grid operator opens doors for behind-the-meter batteries, distributed resources A measure allowing behind-the-meter batteries to get paid during periods of electricity oversupply was among the measures approved by CAISO last week. Several of the changes are expected to assist with the integration of higher levels of renewable energy. California has been a leader in … Continue reading #California grid operator opens doors for behind-the-meter batteries, distributed resources→
California regulators approve measures to propel energy storage, DERs Several of the proposals approved by CAISO’s board on Wednesday were part of the third and final phase of the Energy Storage and Distributed Energy Resources (ESDER) initiative that stakeholders launched to foster greater participation of those resources in the wholesale market. The proposals remove one … Continue reading #California regulators approve measures to propel energy storage, DERs→
California’s BTM energy storage moves forward, but is it good for the climate? The California legislature last week approved SB 700, which extends funding for the Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP), the state’s chief vehicle for expanding behind-the-meter energy storage. While solar and storage advocates cheered the bill’s passage for the positive impacts it will … Continue reading #California ‘s #BTM energy storage moves forward, but is it good for the climate?→
California is this close to its boldest energy target yet: 100% clean electricity What you need to know about the bill, how it got passed, and what it means. California is one signature away from committing to 100 percent clean electricity. If it does so, it will become the most significant political jurisdiction in the … Continue reading #California is this close to its boldest energy target yet: 100% clean electricity→
EIM hits record benefits, lower GHG emissions The Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM), California ISO’s real-time electricity market, reported benefits totaling more than $71 million during the second quarter of 2018, the largest single-quarter savings since the market opened in 2014. The previous quarterly high of $42 million was set in first three months of … Continue reading EIM hits record benefits, lower GHG emissions→
California approves bill to limit utility liability for wildfires, but not CAISO expansion California state legislators put in a lot of work last week to advance a number of policy priorities impacting utilities, working right up to midnight on Friday, when the 2018 legislative session ended. While a number of bills were approved, including a … Continue reading California approves bill to limit utility liability for wildfires, but not CAISO expansion→
Idaho Power, PacifiCorp choose California ISO for new RC services The California Independent System Operator (ISO) welcomed today’s announcements by Idaho Power and PacifiCorp to receive Reliability Coordinator (RC) services from the ISO. Their announcements came after Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) recently committed to receive ISO RC services. “These commitments by entities to … Continue reading #Idaho_Power, #PacifiCorp choose California ISO for new RC services→
PG&E Identified as Utility That Lost Control of Confidential Information San Francisco-based PG&E Corp. PCG was identified Friday as the large utility that authorities had fined in May for losing control of a database with confidential information about its systems and leaving it exposed on the internet for 70 days. The breach happened in 2016 … Continue reading #PG&E Identified as Utility That Lost Control of Confidential Information→
PG&E’s landmark energy storage projects snagged by pushback Ratepayer advocates and consumer groups claim the selection process is flawed and not transparent. It may not be smooth sailing for Pacific Gas and Electric’s landmark energy storage projects. Totaling 567 MW, 2,270 MWh, the four projects were hailed as the largest battery storage investment ever proposed … Continue reading PG_&_E ‘s landmark energy storage projects snagged by pushback→
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