The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), San Francisco, is facilitating the commercialization of microgrids across the Golden State, in part to secure backup power ahead of wildfire season, particularly within...

Electrical contractors with the capability to do distributed energy projects may see a big bump in business in California next year. On December 11, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) proposed an annual...

As reported in late November, while utility power lines are often the victims of wildfires, they can, in some instances, also be the causes. In the case of the devastating Camp Fire in California, the preliminary evidence...

While California remains the nation's leader in carbon-free power, nuclear will no longer be in its arsenal. On Jan. 11, the state's energy regulator, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), approved a proposal...

As controversies continue over the growth of residential solar-power installations and the various policies that support them, one state is standing by its program. In doing so, it has set an example for how to strike a...