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PG&E may answer the billion dollar grid modernization question

California regulators have taken the biggest step forward yet to clarify what grid modernization is, how to prioritize technology deployments and what costs are appropriate. A new framework, prompted by

California Wants to Reinvent the Power Grid. So What Could Go Wrong?

Two decades ago, when California deregulated the delivery of electric power, lawmakers, regulators and even some environmentalists hailed the decision as a way to lower consumers’ bills. The strategy proved

Plan To Spread California Grid Poised To Fail Miserably

Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown wants to integrate California’s power grid with surrounding states in order to reach its climate change goals, but the plan could have the opposite effect and

California Lawmaker Backs Off Regional Energy Grid Plan

A contentious proposal to merge California’s energy grid with others in the West won’t advance this year, after the lawmaker sponsoring it said Wednesday it requires more discussion. Assembly and

Other States Could Share Oversight Of California Power Grid

Other Western states would share oversight of California’s power grid under a plan introduced by a state lawmaker that supporters say would save as much as $1.5 billion a year

How To Get The Most Out Of Grid Modernization, In 5 Simple Steps

Across the nation, there’s few topics are hotter with state utility regulators than grid modernization. From California and New York to Hawaii and Rhode Island, public service commissions are opening

Plan for regional power grid raises hopes, doubts

A plan to expand management of California’s power grid to a six-state area is raising concerns that the energy — and the governance — might not be as clean as

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