Western EIM Expands, Electricity Markets Outlook Brightens
An expanded EIM means faster renewable development, photo by Carl Zichella Carl Zichella The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has welcomed two...
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Regionalization of the Western Grid May Be Inevitable
A regional electricity transmission operator—almost certainly an expanded California Independent System Operator (CAISO)—may be inevitable despite last year’s...
Superpower, One Man’s Quest to Transform American Energy
A coordinated grid is essential to meet climate goals U.S. Department of Energy The fight against climate change can often seem like an uphill trudge through...
Reality, Denial, Delay and Progress: The Paradoxes of 2018
Part of NRDC's Year-End Series Reviewing 2018 Climate & Clean Energy Developments For the majority of Americans in both parties concerned with climate...
AB 813 Reduces Electricity Bills in Clean Energy Future
California's Solar may be increasingly wasted without AB 813 NRDC file With SB 100 now on its way to Governor Brown’s desk, California is on the verge of...
Regionalization Protects California Consumers and Policies
A Regional Grid Is Cleaner, Safer, More Reliable and Resilient This week's unwelcome news of the Trump administration’s proposed rollback of the federal Clean...