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Solar and wind power curtailments are increasing in California

June 3, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 31, 2025. By Lori Aniti The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasingly curtailing solar- and wind-powered [Read more]

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Farmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energy

May 1, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on April 30, 2025. By Matt Simon Around the world, farmers are retooling their land to harvest the hottest new commodity: sunlight. As the price of renewable energy technology [Read more]

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California law and refinery closure reflect ongoing challenges for the state’s fuel market

December 9, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Dec. 9, 2024. By Kevin Hack On October 14, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed bill Abx2-1 into law, empowering California regulators to set and adjust minimum [Read more]

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California solar+storage plant pioneers fossil-free power for peak demand

December 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 5, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia The launch of one of the first utility-scale solar+storage peaker plants in the United States is paving the way for [Read more]

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There’s a reason oil well sales are collapsing in California: Cleanup costs

December 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Capital & Main on Nov. 20, 2024. By Aaron Cantú For years, large drillers in California sold unprofitable wells to smaller companies willing to wring the last drops of oil out [Read more]

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California to procure 2 GW of long-duration, multi-day energy storage

September 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 5, 2024. By Energy Mix Staff California is moving ahead with plans to procure two gigawatts of long-duration energy storage as part of a wider [Read more]

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California hits 100 per cent renewables for (parts of) 100 days straight

August 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Aug. 15 2024. By Carrie Buchanan California recently hit a new renewable energy milestone: 100 days of 100 per cent renewable energy powering the state’s electricity [Read more]

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Students win heat pump for sweltering school, set model for climate action

July 18, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on July 18, 2024. By Gaye Taylor Confronted with classrooms overheating beyond 32°C, a resolute group of students at an Oakland, California, middle school used their persuasive [Read more]

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California residents are increasingly pairing battery storage with solar installations

July 18, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 18, 2024. By Alex Gorski, Katherine Antonio California residents are increasingly pairing battery storage with solar installations, according to the latest preliminary data [Read more]

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Battery storage fire in California sparks widespread safety concerns

June 7, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 7, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia A nearly two-week-long fire at a battery energy storage facility in California highlighted the risks associated with emerging battery storage [Read more]

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Electric school buses serve Oakland-area power grid as ‘batteries on wheels’

May 30, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 29, 2024. By Mitchell Beer A fleet of 74 new electric school buses in Oakland, the first to serve a major school district in the [Read more]

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Solar and storage helps displace gas on California grid

May 17, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 16, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia California is using giant batteries to deploy solar energy even after sunset, boosting grid stability and evening out demand spikes [Read more]

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California’s EV wave highlights the challenges ahead for utilities

May 13, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on May 9, 2024. By Syris Valentine We take for granted the endless flow of electrons that enable modern life just as we take for granted the air we [Read more]

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California allows solar, battery projects to help balance grid

April 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 26, 2024. New rules from California’s utilities regulator will finally allow distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar and battery projects to help balance the state [Read more]

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December natural gas price in Southern California was the lowest since 2015

March 25, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 25, 2024. By Andrew Iraola  Natural gas prices at SoCal Citygate, the major price hub in Southern California, averaged $3.61 per million British [Read more]

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California towns banning new gas stations. Big Oil is paying attention.

February 28, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Feb. 28, 2024. By Kate Yoder When oil and gas companies attack a climate campaign, activists usually focus on the obvious negative: One of the world’s biggest industries, [Read more]

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Battery storage firms see promise in California’s community solar market

February 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 1, 2024. By Gaye Taylor As California’s utility regulator moves to complete its community solar program guidelines, hopes are high that a widely-supported tariff proposal [Read more]

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How California is casting a cloud over residential solar

January 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Jan. 26, 2024. By Tik Root The past five years have been something of a blur for the crew at Energy Concepts Enterprises. The company, which has been [Read more]

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California leads the United States in electric vehicles and charging locations

December 15, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Dec. 14, 2023. By Melissa Alejandro, Mickey Francis, Melissa Lynes  California has led the United States in the number of electric vehicles (EVs) and EV [Read more]

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This California high school includes sustainability and green jobs in its curriculum

November 27, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Sept. 7, 2023. By  Anya Kamenetz Jesika Gonzalez will tell you that she wasn’t the biggest fan of Porterville, California, while she was growing up. “When I was [Read more]

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Oil finally has a competitor (electricity) Alberta already has a Plan A. It’s called the Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan. To understand how risky it is, you need to understand OPEC’s “Oil and Gas [Read more]

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