In the wake of a spate of fires at battery storage facilities across the state, the California Public Utilities Commission will soon vote on establishing new standards for maintaining and operating them. If passed, the proposal also increases oversight for emergency response at energy storage sites that use batteries.

The CPUC will vote on a proposal adopting new safety standards for the maintenance and operation of battery energy storage systems.

State Assemblymember Dawn Addis introduces bill removing fast-track state permitting of BESS projects like the one that caught fire in Moss Landing.

Southern California Edison has reported a Jan. 7 fault on a power line that was connected miles away from the lines located near the origin of the deadly Eaton Fire that sparked that day.

The California Public Utilities Commission announced on Monday that they have begun investigating the battery facility fire in Moss Landing that occurred on Jan. 16, 2025.

Officials say that the proposal will make other technical updates to the standards to improve safety, reliability, and effectiveness of operating and maintenance activities, such as establishing techn

In an incident report sent to the California Public Utilities Commission, SoCal Edison disputed the claim that its equipment started the fire, citing "no interruptions or electrical or operational anomalies until more than one hour after the reported start ...

Northern Californians get the new 837 area code in 2025. Here's where, why, who gets it, and why this is different from the 916 shift, the state said.

The utility company maintained that the current increase remained within the design limits and did not trigger system protection on these lines.

Recent wildfires in California are sparking debates on potential utility culpability, leading many people to ask the simple question: why aren't more power lines buried underground?

PG&E has determined it can save ratepayers money by backing out of PPAs it signed with the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility.

California has completed yet another year with some of the highest electricity rates in the country – almost double the national average. The state’s electricity rates