Utility Dive reports on Governor Newsom signing a sweeping energy package into law. Among those was AB 825, the Pathways bill, which paves the way for an independent body to oversee a regional Western energy market. The article quotes United's Leah Rubin Shen, who said that this was a culmination of nearly a decade of work that will deliver a more reliable grid and a more flexible and affordable energy future for the West.
Topics: United In The News, Leah Rubin Shen, Western RTO, California
Utility Dive reports that California lawmakers approved a sweeping energy package reauthorizing the state's cap-and-trade program, but without funding for the Demand Side Grid Support program. United's Edson Perez calls this a missed opportunity and urges lawmakers to find a funding solution early next year.
Topics: United In The News, California
Utility Dive reports that California Gov. Newsom approved a $321 billion state budget that cut about $18 million in previously allocated grid reliability programs and deferred future funding decisions, leaving them in limbo as heat waves strain the grid and federal support is cut back. United''s Edson Perez says the state cannot keep deferring on tough decisions and that programs like the Demand Side Grid Support and Distributed Electricity Backup Assets should be stregthened and not scaled back.
Topics: United In The News, California