Source: Graph by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on data from the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). Despite widespread, intense drought conditions, hydroelectric power plants in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of […]
The current draft of the California Climate Adaptation Strategy fails to mention power outages and doesn’t suggest distributed energy resources (DER) and microgrids as resilience measures, say several stakeholders. The draft aims to accelerate climate […]
Eleven U.S. Senate Democrats have called on President Joe Biden to do something about rising gas prices while also expressing support for policies that energy industry says are contributing to seven-year high costs at the […]
We provide daily information on the Southern California energy market in the Southern California Daily Energy Report, which uses several of our data sources as well as third-party information from sources such as the Southern […]
Battery capacity has started to come online at what is claimed to be the world’s largest project to combine solar PV and battery storage at the same site, in California. The Edwards Sanborn Solar-plus-Storage facility […]
ENB Publishers Note: Using the strategic reserves won’t help a thing. This problem has been caused by 20 years of bad energy policies. That is like a term band-aid that is put on a wet […]
There are several words that just drive me nuts thanks to 2020 and Covid. “Unprecedented” is one that should be totally stripped from the English language. In fact, let’s set up a jar and anyone […]
An energy crisis is affecting almost every part of the globe, marked by record-high energy prices, tight supplies, and power blackouts. Some of the world’s richest countries and U.S. states such as California have been […]
In August 2020, hundreds of thousands of California residents experienced rolling electricity blackouts during a heat wave that maxed out the state’s energy grid. The California Independent System Operator issues flex alerts asking consumers to cut back on electricity usage […]
Bloomberg) –California is asking the federal government to declare an “electric reliability emergency” so the Golden State can lean more heavily on fossil fuels to avoid blackouts. The state’s main grid operator wants the U.S. […]
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