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California needs the right policies in place to fully benefit from offshore wind development

As California proceeds with large-scale offshore wind projects, state leaders need to establish policies that ensure both economic and environmental success for the next wave of clean energy development.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 18, 2023

环境

Southern California’s natural gas plants to stay open through 2026

Three fossil fuel plants will stand by to provide emergency power for three more years despite California's mandate to switch to clean energy by 2045.

经过 雷切尔贝克尔 • 8 月 15, 2023

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Is this a way to limit high California electric bills?

With temperatures soaring and air conditioners working overtime, Californians’ electricity bills are peaking as well. Will a contentious new rate proposal help families, especially those living paycheck to paycheck? That’s the big question explored by Wendy Fry of CalMatters’ California Divide team. Last year, the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom passed an energy bill requiring […]

经过 林恩·拉 • 7 月 20, 2023

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Are major changes coming to your electric bill? 5 things to know

California’s electric rates are among the highest in the country. Three big power companies propose charging fixed rates based on income, saying low-income customers will save money. Critics doubt it’ll work.

经过 温迪·弗莱 • 7 月 20, 2023

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How California can remove the hurdles delaying the state’s clean energy future

Gov. Gavin Newsom and the legislature need to put aside any lingering animosity over a package of contentious infrastructure bills and take the next steps to make California's clean energy goals possible. There's no time to waste.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 7 月 14, 2023

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California’s regionally isolated power grid leaves state vulnerable to failure

Other states in the U.S. are building formidable regional cooperation plans to safeguard their power grids, but California remains largely isolated. A proposal this year to bolster grid collaboration in the West was unsuccessful, but shouldn't be viewed as a deterrent to a critical step for California's energy resilience.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 6 月 16, 2023

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The stakes for Newsom’s big plan to streamline big California projects

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to decarbonize California's economy but the California Environmental Quality Act is an impediment. So, he wants to streamline the law's application for big public works projects.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 5 月 28, 2023

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California should examine SoCalGas ties to lawsuit against Berkeley’s natural gas ban

Environmental advocates uncovered ties from SoCalGas to the California Restaurant Association lawsuit that overturned Berkeley's ban on natural gas hookups in new buildings, asserting that the private utility improperly used ratepayer money to support the legal firm.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 5 月 2, 2023

气候变化

‘Impossible’ and ‘likely to fail’? Or ‘putting lives over profits’? Behind California’s battle to electrify trucks

A decision is expected Friday. Trucking companies say the deadlines for converting big rigs, delivery trucks and other heavy vehicles will cause “chaos and dysfunction” of California’s economy. Some residents urged the board to enact even stronger measures to clean up their polluted air and "put our lives over profit."

经过 Nadia Lopez • 4 月 26, 2023

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High-stakes battle brewing over California power bills

California utility companies are working on a controversial pricing structure that would bill households a different fixed charge depending on their income — but the idea is catching heat from Republicans who argue it will hurt low-income families. As you may have already noticed on your own bill, monthly electric bills come with a few […]

经过 林恩·拉 • 4 月 24, 2023