$400M ‘loan’ to PG&E to keep nuke plant going a raw deal
For the umpteenth time in the last 60 years, California electric consumers are again being pestered for more money. As usual, the stated reason is they must pay up by …
pge
Troubled trail ahead for San Onofre’s spent nuclear fuel
Some of the heaviest and most troublesome radioactive material to be removed from the decommissioned San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station has only one exit – the imperiled railroad corridor north …
Five tips to help keep your utility bill somewhat manageable this summer
California is fast approaching the hottest part of summer and with temperatures rising, utility customers crank up their air conditioners and consume a lot more electricity than in other times …
Monthly charge to extend Diablo Canyon’s life
Folks who hate nuclear energy — and, judging by my inbox, there are quite a few of you — rejoiced when San Onofre stopped splitting atoms more than a decade …
California’s power grid stood up to a recent heat wave but summer is far from over
A persistent heat wave that scorched most of California earlier this month essentially amounted to a real-time stress test that the state’s electric grid managed to withstand. But the head …
PG&E may shut off power to about 500 East Bay homes Saturday
PG&E may shut off the power for some East Bay residents as a precaution to prevent wildfires during a potential high-wind event forecast for Saturday, the utility said Friday. The …
California needs a million EV charging stations — but that’s ‘unlikely’ and ‘unrealistic’
California will have to build public charging stations at an unprecedented — and some experts say unrealistic — pace to meet the needs of the 7 million electric cars expected …
Wildfire threats make utility companies uninsurable in Northern California, across West
By Mark Chediak | Bloomberg Trinity Public Utilities District’s power lines snake through the lower reaches of the Cascade Range, a rugged, remote and densely forested terrain in Northern California …
Battery-powered California faces lower blackout risk this summer
By David R. Baker | Bloomberg California expects to avoid rolling blackouts this summer as new solar plants and large batteries plug into the state’s grid at a rapid clip. …
Rooftop solar and batteries remain valuable investments
Solar installations in California have dropped off a cliff, and the market is at its lowest in 10 years. This is exactly what solar supporters warned would happen following the …